Control of aerial branching

ABSTRACT

A plant nucleic acid sequence is provided which encodes a protein involved in the synthesis of abscisic acid. The plant nucleic acid sequence, and proteins encoded thereby, are useful in the regulation of aerial branching in plants.

[0001] This invention relates to plant nucleic acid and promoter sequences and proteins. The sequences and proteins are useful in the control of aerial branching in plants.

[0002] The pattern of shoot branching and the growth characteristics of lateral shoots determine to a large extent the growth habit of plants. In seed plants, shoot branching is initiated by the formation of lateral meristems in the leaf axil (Steeves and Sussex, 1989). In the axils of developing leaf primordia, distinct groups of meristematic cells, which are in direct continuity with the shoot apical meristem, can be recognised. In Arabidopsis, auxiliary meristems can be detected only much later after the transition of the shoot apical meristem to reproductive development (Gubic and Bleecker, 1996). In some plant species, the apical meristem of the primary shoot remains active throughout the life of the plant and continues to initiate the formation of lateral organs (for example, Arabidopsis and Antirrhinum). In other plant species, the primary apical men stem at some point of development undergoes the transition to floral development or it aborts. Further development of axillary buds into side shoots is controlled by the main shoot apex, which very often exerts an inhibitory influence on apical buds. This phenomenon is known as apical dominance. Apical dominance can be defined as the condition in which there is a concentration of resources in the main stem of the plant and a corresponding suppression of axillary branches.

[0003] A mutant defective in axillary meristem initiation has been identified in tomato. This mutant is the lateral suppresser (LS) mutant and leads to the absence of side shoots in the vegetative green phase (Schumacher et al 1999). In addition, LS plants have a defect in petal development leading to the absence of certain flower organs and a consequent reduction in male and female sterility thereby preventing the use of this mutation in conventional breeding programs.

[0004] Plants exhibit different developmental patterns of aerial branching ranging from species where apical dominance is high and there is little branch formation to species where apical dominance is low and the plant is very bushy. The domestication of crop plants is often involved in an increase in apical dominance. A striking example of this is seen in domesticated maize which exhibits a profound increase in apical dominance compared with its wild ancestor teosinte (Iltis, 1983). The reason for this increase in apical dominance is due to a twofold increase in expression of the TB1 gene, isolated by (Doebly et al., 1997). However, tb1 maize mutants, in addition to exhibiting increased branching, have no female inflorescences (ears). It has been suggested that TB1 both acts to suppress the growth of axillary organs and enable the formation of female inflorescences.

[0005] The control of aerial branching is of agronomic interest in several areas. Branching patterns influence the effectiveness of light harvest and thus plant yield. Branching patterns influence plant competitivity either by directing resources to overgrow other plants or by creating a dense canopy to prevent other plants growing. Moreover, branching patterns influence the synchronicity of flowering non-synchronous formation of floral branches leads to seed yield losses as either more mature seed is shed or some seed is immature at harvest. Branching patterns may also influence the number of flowers per inflorescence influencing for example, fruit size and yield.

[0006] For gardening purposes, highly branched plants are desirable. Branched plants are useful as hedges and the appearance of the lateral branching can add to the aesthetic value of garden plants. However, in most cases highly branched plants are undesirable. Lateral branching in plants inevitably restricts the room available for growth of adjacent plants. This is a particular problem where plants are grown for timber as fewer plants will mean lower wood yield. In addition, branching in plants channels resources from the main stem into the branches which is undesirable in situations where main stem yield is important for timber. A further problem associated with highly branched plants is the knotting of the branches. Knotting will hinder the logging process as well as reducing the yield of wood and as such is a major economic problem in the timber producing industry. The present invention provides a solution to these problems.

[0007] According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a nucleic acid selected from

[0008] (i) a DNA sequence comprising all or part of the DNA sequence of FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 or its complementary strand;

[0009] (ii) nucleic acid sequences hybridising to the DNA sequence of FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 or its complementary strand under stringent conditions;

[0010] (iii) nucleic acid sequences which would hybridise to the DNA sequence of FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 or its complementary strand but for the degeneracy of the genetic code.

[0011] As used herein “part of the DNA sequence” includes fragments of the DNA sequence, for example of at least 15, 20, 30, 40 or 60 nucleotides in length.

[0012] Fragments of the nucleic acid and/or nucleic acid sequences, for example of at least 15, 20, 30, 40 or 60 nucleotides in length, are also within the scope of the invention.

[0013] Suitable stringent conditions include salt solutions of approximately 0.9 molar at temperatures of from 35° C. to 65° C. More particularly, stringent hybridisation conditions include 6×SSC, 5× Denhardt's solution, 0.5% SDS, 0.5% tetrasodium pyrophosphate and 50 mcg/rnl denatured herring spern DNA; washing may be for 2×30 minutes at 65° C. in 1×SSC, 0.1% SDS and 1×30 minutes in 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 65° C. Stringent conditions may encompass “highly stringent conditions” or “moderately stringent conditions”. Highly stringent conditions means hybridisation to DNA bound to a solid support in 0.5M NaHPO₄, 7% SDS, 1 nM EDTA at 65° C. and washing in 0.1×SSC/0.1% SDS at 68° C. (Ausubel et al (1989)). In some circumstances, less stringent hybridisation conditions may be required. Moderately stringent conditions means washing in 0.2×SSC/0.1% SDS at 42° C. (Ausubel et al (1989)). Hybridisation conditions can also be rendered more stringent by the addition of increasing amount of formamide, to destabilise the hybrid duplex. Thus, particular hybridsation conditions can be readily manipulated, and will generally be selected according to the desired results.

[0014] Nucleic acid sequences within the scope of the first aspect of the invention will generally encode a protein involved in the synthesis of abscisic acid (ABA). In this text, the term “involved in the synthesis of ABA” means any nucleic acid optionally encoding any protein which is on, or involved in, the ABA synthetic pathway or any other protein or nucleic acid which results in changes in the expression of a gene involved in ABA synthesis. The proteins of the invention which are involved in the synthesis of ABA may include one or more of isomerase, dioxygenase, epoxidase, oxidase, oxygenase, hydrolase, cyclase, de-epoxidase, desaturase or synthase.

[0015] The term “protein” in this text means, in general terms, a plurality of amino acid residues joined together by peptide bonds. It is used interchangeably and means the same as peptide, oligopeptide, oligomer or polypeptide, and includes glycoproteins and derivatives thereof. The term “protein” is also intended to include fragments, analogues and derivatives of a protein wherein the fragment, analogue or derivative retains essentially the same biological activity or function as a reference protein.

[0016] The fragment, derivative or analogue of the protein may be (i) one in which one or more of the amino acid residues are substituted with a conserved or non-con served amino acid residue (preferably, a conserved amino acid residue) and such substituted amino acid residue may or may not be one encoded by the genetic code, or (ii) one in which one or more of the amino acid residues includes a substituent group, or (iii) one in which the mature polypeptide is fused with another compound, such as a compound to increase the half life of the polypeptide (for example, polyethylene glycol), or (iv) one in which the additional amino acids are fused to the mature polypeptide, such as a leader or secretory sequence which is employed for purification of the polypeptide. Such fragments, derivatives and analogues are deemed to be within the scope of those skilled in the art from the teachings herein.

[0017] Particularly preferred are variants, analogues, derivatives and fragments having the amino acid sequence of the protein in which several e.g. 5 to 10, 1 to 5, 1 to 3, 2, 1 or no amino acid residues are substituted, deleted or added in any combination. Especially preferred among these are silent substitutions, additions and deletions, which do not alter the properties and activities of the protein of the present invention. Also especially preferred in this regard are conservative substitutions.

[0018] An example of a variant of the present invention is a fusion protein as defined above, apart from the substitution of one or more amino acids with one or more other amino acids. The skilled person is aware that various amino acids have similar properties. One or more such amino acids of a substance can often be substituted by one or more other such amino acids without eliminating a desired activity of that substance.

[0019] Thus the amino acids glycine, alanine, valine, leucine and isoleucine can often be substituted for one another (amino acids having aliphatic side chains). Of these possible substitutions it is preferred that glycine and alanine are used to substitute for one another. (since they have relatively short side chains) and that valine, leucine and isoleucine are used to substitute for one another (since they have larger aliphatic side chains which are hydrophobic). Other amino acids which can often be substituted for one another include: phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan (amino acids having aromatic side chains); lysine, argmine and histidine (amino acids having basic side chains); aspartate and glutamate (amino acids having acidic side chains); asparagine and glutamine (amino acids having amide side chains); and cysteine and methionine (amino acids having sulphur containing side chains).

[0020] Substitutions of this nature are often referred to as “conservative” or “semi-conservative” amino acid substitutions.

[0021] Amino acid deletions or insertions may also be made relative to the amino acid sequence for the fusion protein referred to above. Thus, for example, amino acids which do not have a substantial effect on the activity of the polypeptide, or at least which do not eliminate such activity, may be deleted. Such deletions can be advantageous since the overall length and the molecular weight of a polypeptide can be reduced whilst still retaining activity. This can enable the amount of polypeptide required for a particular purpose to be reduced—for example, dosage levels can be reduced.

[0022] Amino acid insertions relative to the sequence of the fusion protein above can also be made. This may be done to alter the properties of a substance of the present invention (e.g. to assist in identification, purification or expression, as explained above in relation to fusion proteins).

[0023] Amino acid changes relative to the sequence given in a) above can be made using any suitable technique e.g. by using site-directed mutagenesis.

[0024] It should be appreciated that amino acid substitutions or insertions within the scope of the present invention can be made using naturally occurring or non-naturally occurring amino acids. Whether or not natural or synthetic amino acids are used, it is preferred that only L-amino acids are present.

[0025] A protein according to the invention may have additional N-terminal and/or C-terminal amino acid sequences. Such sequences can be provided for various reasons, for example, glycosylation.

[0026] The nucleic acid of the present invention preferably encodes proteins which catalyse one or more of the reactions involved in the synthesis of ABA, or effect one or more of the steps involved in the synthesis of ABA, as shown in FIG. 9. Preferably, the nucleic acid of the present invention encodes a protein which is an isomerase enzyme or a dioxygenase enzyme, in particular an enzyme which catalyses one or more dioxygenase or isomerase steps, for example the steps from all trans violaxanthin to 9 cis neoxanthin or from beta-carotene to 9 cis neoxanthin and 9 cis violaxanthin.

[0027] The nucleic acid of the first aspect of the present invention may encode a protein involved in the regulation of aerial branching in plants. In this text, the term “involved in the regulation of aerial branching” means any nucleic acid (preferably) encoding any protein which has an effect on aerial branching, in particular a protein/nucleic acid involved in controlling the outgrowth of aerial lateral branches.

[0028] Typically, the nucleic acid of the present invention encodes a protein which regulates the growth of lateral branches, in particular the growth of axillary branches.

[0029] The nucleic acid or protein of the present invention which is involved in the regulation of aerial branching may alter the branching of floral inflorescence in plants.

[0030] Furthermore, the nucleic acid sequence or protein of the present invention which involved in the regulation of aerial branching may alter root branching in plants.

[0031] The nucleic acid of the first aspect of the invention may be a nucleic acid which is naturally expressed in the, for example, aerial parts, or vasculature, of plants, for example, the meristem, leaf, bud, branches, leaf nodes. Such a nucleic acid will most accurately reflect nucleic acid naturally expressed in plants.

[0032] Typically, the plant may be a member of any plant family. Preferably the plant is a member of the Brassicaceae family, for example, members of the Brassica genus such as Brassica napus and Arabidopsis thaliana.

[0033] The nucleic acid of the first aspect of the present invention typically comprises the sequence set out in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 or a fragment thereof which may be at least 15 nucleotides in length.

[0034] Expression of the nucleic acid of the present invention in plants may decrease the degree of aerial branching. Decreased aerial branching can be achieved by over-expressing the nucleic acid of the present invention from its own promoter, or other suitable promoter.

[0035] The nucleic acid of the first aspect of the invention may be antisense. As understood by the person skilled in the art, introducing the coding region of a gene in the reverse orientation to that found in nature (antisense) can result in the downregulation of the gene and hence the production of less or none of the gene product. The transcribed antisense DNA is capable of binding to and destroying the function of the sense RNA of the sequence normally found in the cell, thereby disrupting function. Antisense nucleic acid may be constitutively expressed, but it is preferably limited to expression in those parts of the plant in which the naturally occurring nucleic acid is expressed. Expression of the antisense to nucleic acid according to the first aspect of the invention, in plants increases the degree of aerial branching. Downregulation can be achieved by other methods known in the art, such as expression of full sense or partial sense transcripts homologous to nucleic acid according to the first aspect of the invention. Alternatively, downregulation may be achieved by the expression of ribosomes that are designed to cleave transcripts encoded by the nucleic acid of the first aspect of the invention.

[0036] The nucleic acid of the first aspect of the invention preferably includes a promoter or other regulatory sequence which controls expression of the nucleic acid. The person skilled in the art will know that it may not be necessary to utilise the whole promoter or other regulatory sequence. Only the minimum essential regulatory elements may be required, the essential requirement being to retain the tissue and/or temporal specificity. Preferably, the promoter or other regulatory sequence which controls expression of a nucleic acid according to the first aspect of the invention comprises all or part of the underlined sequence as set out in FIG. 5. Elements in the 5′untranslated region of FIG. 5 may contribute to the promoter and for this reason have been included in the underlined sequence. Promoters which control expression of a nucleic acid of the first aspect of the invention may be the naturally occurring promoter (its own promoter). Typically, expression of the nucleic acid of the first aspect of the invention under the control of the naturally occurring promoter in plants suppresses aerial branching.

[0037] All preferred features of the first aspect of the invention as described above also apply to the second and subsequent aspects of the invention mutatis mutandis.

[0038] A second aspect of the invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of FIG. 6.

[0039] The nucleic acid of the first and second aspects of the invention may be isolated or recombinant or may be in substantially pure form.

[0040] By “isolated” is meant a polynucleotide sequence which has been purified to a level sufficient to allow allelic discrimination. For example, an isolated sequence will be substantially free of any other DNA or protein product. Such isolated sequences may be obtained by PCR amplification, cloning techniques, or synthesis on a synthesiser. By “recombinant” is meant polynucleotides which have been recombined by the hand of man.

[0041] The third aspect of the invention relates to a promoter sequence selected from

[0042] (i) a DNA sequence comprising all or part of the DNA sequence underlined in FIG. 5 or its complementary strand; and

[0043] (ii) nucleic acid sequences hybridising to the DNA sequence underlined in FIG. 5 or its complementary strand under stringent conditions.

[0044] The promoter may be provided in combination with the nucleic acid of the first or second aspect of the invention. Alternatively, the promoter may be provided in combination with another gene of interest, for example, one or more genes involved in sucrose metabolism, starch synthesis, hormone synthesis, perception, signalling, or the production of transporter proteins (for hormones, sugars, nutrients, nucleotides, anions, cations), RNAases, cellulases, proteases, glucanases, antibacterial agents or waterproofing agents. The promoter may be axil- or vasculature-specific. The vasculature may be of leaves, stems, sepals, siliques or roots. The vasculature may be phloem or xylem Alternatively, the promoter may be leaf specific.

[0045] The promoter of the third aspect of the invention may be isolated or recombinant or may be in substantially pure form.

[0046] The present invention also provides RNA encoded by nucleic acid according to the first or second aspect of the invention. Moreover, the present invention provides RNA encoded by the promoter sequence according to the third aspect of the invention.

[0047] A protein which is the expression product of a nucleic acid according to the first or second aspect of the invention, or an RNA encoded by this nucleic acid, is provided by the invention. The protein may be isolated or recombinant or may be in substantially pure form. An antibody capable of binding to the protein is also within the scope of the present invention.

[0048] The nucleic acid according to the first or second aspect of the invention and the promoter sequence according to the third aspect of the invention may be in the form of a vector. The vector may be a plasmid, cosmid or phage. Vectors frequently include one or more expressed markers which enable selection of cells transfected, or transformed, with them and preferably, to enable a selection of cells, containing vectors incorporating heterologous DNA. A suitable start and stop signal would generally be present and if the vector is intended for expression, sufficient regulatory sequences to drive expression will be present. Nucleic acid and promoter sequences according to the invention are preferably for expression in plant cells. Microbial host expression and vectors not including regulatory sequences are useful as cloning vectors.

[0049] A fourth aspect of the invention relates to a cell comprising nucleic acid according to the first or second aspect of the invention or promoter sequence according to the third aspect of the invention. The cell may be termed as a “host” which is useful for manipulation of the nucleic acid or promoter, including cloning. Alternatively, the cell may be a cell in which to obtain expression of the nucleic acid or promoter, most preferably a plant cell. The nucleic acid or promoter can be incorporated into cells by standard techniques known in the art. Preferably, nucleic acid is transformed into plant cells using a disarmed Ti plasmid vector and carried an agrobacterium by procedures known in the art, for example, as described in EP-A-0116718 and EP-A-0270822. Foreign nucleic acid can alternatively be introduced directly into plant cells using an electrical discharged apparatus or by any other method that provides for the stable incorporation of the nucleic acid into the cell. Nucleic acid according to the first or second aspect of the invention preferably contains a second “marker” gene that enables identification of the nucleic acid. This is most commonly used to distinguish the transformed plant cells containing the foreign nucleic acid from other plant cells that do not contain the foreign nucleic acid. Examples of such marker genes include antibiotic resistance, herbicide resistance and glucoronidase (GUS) expression. Expression of the marker gene is preferably controlled by a second promoter, which is preferably not the promoter of the third aspect of the invention, which allows expression of the marker gene in cells other than axil cells. Preferably the cell is from Brassica napus, pea, sunflower, maize or wheat.

[0050] A fifth aspect of the invention includes a process for obtaining a cell comprising nucleic acid according to the first or second aspect of the invention or promoter sequence according to the third aspect of the invention. The process involves introducing the nucleic acid or promoter sequence into a suitable cell and optionally growing or culturing said cell.

[0051] A sixth aspect of the invention provides a plant or a part thereof comprising a cell according to the fifth aspect of the invention. A whole plant can be regenerated from the single transformed plant cell by procedures well known in the art. The invention also provides for propagating material or a seed comprising a cell according to the fifth aspect of the invention. The invention also relates to any plant or part thereof including propagating material or a seed derived from any aspect of the invention. The sixth aspect of the invention also includes a process for obtaining a plant or plant part, the process comprising obtaining a cell according to the fifth aspect of the invention or plant material according to the sixth aspect of the invention and growth thereof.

[0052] A seventh aspect of the invention provides a protein which

[0053] (i) comprises the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 5; or

[0054] (ii) has one or more amino acid deletions, insertions or substitutions relative to a protein as defined in (i) above, and has at least 40% amino acid sequence identity therewith; or

[0055] (iii) a fragment of a protein as defined in (i) or (ii) above which is at least 10 amino acids long.

[0056] The percentage amino acid identity can be determined using the default parameters of the GAP computer program, version 6.0, described by Deveraux et al 1984 and available from the University of Wisconsin Genetics Computer Group (UWGCG). The GAP program utilises the alignment method of Needleman and Wunsch 1970 and revised by Smith and Waterman 1981. More preferably the protein has at least 45% identity to the amino acid sequence of FIG. 5, through 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90% and 95% identity using the default parameters.

[0057] The protein of the seventh aspect of the invention may be a biologically active protein or a protein which is antigenic. The protein of the seventh aspect of the invention is typically full-length as in FIG. 6. Alternatively, the protein may be a fragment of at least 10, 15, 20, 30 or 60 amino acids in length and which is biologically active and/or antigenic.

[0058] The present invention provides nucleic acid which encodes a protein of the seventh aspect of the invention.

[0059] The protein of the seventh aspect of the invention may be isolated or recombinant or may be in substantially pure form. The protein preferably comprises a transit peptide sequence, for example, a chloroplast transit peptide sequence.

[0060] The eighth aspect of the invention provides a process for regulating/controlling aerial branching in a plant or in a part thereof, the process comprising obtaining a plant or a part thereof according to the sixth aspect of the invention. The process of aerial branching can be regulated and/or controlled by increasing or decreasing the expression of nucleic acid according to the first or second aspect of the invention. Increased or decreased expression can easily be influenced by the person skilled in the art using technology well known. This includes increasing the number of copies of nucleic acid according to the invention in a plant or plant part thereof or increasing expression levels of copies of the nucleic acid present in particular parts or regions of the plant. Increased expression levels of copies of the nucleic acid of the present invention may take place in the leaf axils or vasculature of the plant due to expression being regulated by the promoter sequence according to the third aspect of the invention. Preferably, increased expression levels of copies of the nucleic acid of the present invention takes place in the vasculature of the plant.

[0061] The process according to the eighth aspect of the invention also provides a process for the synthesis of abscisic acid. The process of abscisic acid synthesis can be regulated and/or controlled by increasing or decreasing the expression of nucleic acid according to the first or second aspect of the invention. Abscisic acid synthesis in the plant, for example, in the leaf axil or vascular regions, may directly or indirectly regulate aerial branching in the plant.

[0062] The process according to the eighth aspect of the invention includes obtaining a plant cell according to the fifth aspect of the invention or part of a plant according to the sixth aspect of the invention and deriving a plant therefrom. Alternatively, the process may comprise obtaining propagating material or a seed according to the sixth aspect of the invention and deriving a plant therefrom.

[0063] The process of the eighth aspect of the invention may take place in the vasculature or axil of a plant, for example, the leaf axil. Preferably, the process of the eighth aspect of the invention takes place in the vasculature of a plant.

[0064] A ninth aspect of the invention provides for the use of nucleic acid according to the first to eighth aspects of the invention in the regulation/control of aerial branching in plants.

[0065] The tenth aspect of the invention provides for the use of nucleic acid according to the first to ninth aspects of the invention for the synthesis of abscisic acid. Preferably, the use according to the tenth aspect of the invention, regulates a plants response to water stress. In this context water stress comprises drought stress and/or flooding.

[0066] The tenth aspect of the invention further provides for the use of a nucleic acid according to the first to ninth aspects of the invention in the regulation/control of preharvest sprouting. Preferably, the use according to the tenth aspect of the invention is in the embryo and/or endosperm of plants. Further uses of the nucleic acid according to the first to ninth aspects of the invention include the regulation of plant dormancy and/or the regulation of drought tolerance.

[0067] The eleventh aspect of the invention provides for the use of nucleic acid according to the first or second aspect of the invention as a probe. Such a probe can be used in techniques well known in the art to identify the presence of identical or homologous nucleic acid sequences from any source, preferably a plant source. The eleventh aspect of the invention also provides nucleic acid identified by use of the nucleic acid from the first or second aspect of the invention as a probe.

[0068] A twelfth aspect of the invention provides for the use of nucleic acid according to the first or second aspect of the invention in the production of a cell, tissue, plant or part thereof, or propagating material.

[0069] A thirteenth aspect of the invention provides for nucleic acid comprising one or more of the primer sequences as shown in the examples. Such nucleic acid sequences are preferably used as primers in a PCR polymerase chain reaction) process in order to amplify nucleic acid sequences.

[0070] A fourteenth aspect of the invention provides for the use of a protein according to the seventh aspect of the invention as a probe. In this context the probe is a means to identifying entities which interact with the protein, for example, other proteins. A protein according to the seventh aspect of the invention can be used with a probe to directly look for interactions with other proteins, for example, purified protein can be used to look for complex formation with other plant proteins. Alternatively, the protein of the seventh aspect of the invention can be used to prepare an antibody to the protein. This antibody can then be used to identify protein complexes and to purify the complexes.

[0071] A fifteenth aspect of the invention provides a method for the regulation of aerial branching in plants, the method comprising the steps of

[0072] (i) transforming the plant with nucleic acid as claimed in claim 1;

[0073] (ii) expression of said nucleic acid in a plant under the control of a promoter.

[0074] Typically the promoter is the naturally occurring promoter. The promoter may be the promoter of the third aspect of the invention which controls expression of nucleic acid in, for example, the vasculature or leaf axils. Preferably, the promoter is the promoter of the third aspect of the invention which controls expression of nucleic the vasculature. Promoters which are not the naturally occurring promoter and which may be used in accordance with the fifteenth aspect of the invention include embryo and/or endosperm specific promoters, bud-specific promoters, leaf-specific promoters or any other suitable promoter from a plant species. Alternatively, the promoter may a be a synthetic promoter sequence.

[0075] A sixteenth aspect of the invention provides a method for regulating the synthesis of abscisic acid in plants the method comprising the steps of

[0076] (i) transforming the plant with nucleic acid as claimed in claim 1;

[0077] (ii) expression of said nucleic acid in a plant under the control of a promoter.

[0078] All preferred features of the fifteenth aspect of the invention also apply to the sixteenth.

[0079] The methods of the fifteenth or sixteenth aspect of the invention may comprise the steps of

[0080] (i) transforming the plant with antisense to nucleic acid according to the first or second aspect of the invention;

[0081] (ii) expression of said antisense in a plant under the control of a promoter.

[0082] The invention is described by reference to the Figures as follows:

[0083]FIG. 1—a) Growth habit of the homozygous max4.1 mutant compared to wild-type three weeks after germination. Disection of wild-type (b) and Max4.1 mutant plants to show greater extent of axillary bud development in Max4.1.

[0084]FIG. 2—Sequence of the MAX4 gene present on BAC AL049915. The positions of the En insertions in max4.1 and max4.2 are indicated above the DNA sequence. En inserts in front of the A-marked nucleotide. The putative MAX4 protein sequence is indicated below the DNA sequence. Primers used to PCR the MAX4 cDNA and MAX4 promoter fragments are indicated.

[0085]FIG. 3—Sequence of the MAx4 cDNA. The putative MAX4 protein sequence is indicated below the DNA sequence.

[0086]FIG. 4—a) Alignment of the MAX4 putative protein sequences shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 3; accession numbers are indicated. b) Dendrogram constructed from the alignment.

[0087]FIG. 5—Sequence of the MAX4 gene present on BAC AL049915. The positions of the En insertions in max4.1 nd max4.2 are indicated above the DNA sequence. En inserts in front of the □-marked nucleotide. The putative MAX4 protein sequence is indicated below the DNA sequence (note: the sequence of the MAX4 gene is identical to the gene sequence shown in FIG. 2; the putative protein sequence is, however, shorter than the sequence shown in FIG. 2). Primers used to PCR the MAX4 cDNA and MAX4 promoter fragments are indicated.

[0088]FIG. 6—Sequence of the MAX4 cDNA. The putative MAX4 protein sequence is indicated below the DNA sequence (note: the sequence of the MAX4 cDNA is identical to the sequence shown in FIG. 3 except that it is shorter as nucleotides 1467 to 1545 inclusive are absent from the sequence. Consequently, the putative MAX4 protein sequence is shorter than the deduced sequence shown in FIG. 3).

[0089]FIG. 7—a) Alignment of the MAX4 putative protein sequence shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6; accession numbers are indicated. b) Dendrogram constructed from the alignment.

[0090]FIG. 8—Proposed reactions catalysed by (a) VP14, (b) RPE65 and (c) Lignostilbene dioxygenase. Wavy lines indicate sites of cleavage.

[0091]FIG. 9—Scheme showing the biosynthesis of ABA.

[0092]FIG. 10—Schematic diagram showing the construction of pMAX4-GUS fusions. a.) simplified schematic diagram showing the construction of a pMAX4-GUS-CAMBIA fusion and b.) promoter activity in transgenic A. thaliana; GUS expression is shown in a representative A. thaliana transformant. c.) schematic diagram showing the construction of the pMAX4-GUS-CAMBIA fusion used in preliminary studies d.) construction of pMAX4-GUS-SCV.

[0093]FIG. 11—Schematic diagram showing the construction of pMAX4-asMAX4-SCV.

[0094]FIG. 12—Schematic diagram showing the construction of pMAX4-sMAX4-SCV.

[0095]FIG. 13—Schematic diagram showing the construction of pPeaPC-sMAX4-SCV.

[0096] The present invention is now described with reference to the following non-limiting examples.

EXAMPLE 1 Isolation a max4 Mutant Line and Cloning of the MAX4 Gene

[0097] Screens of mutagenised Arabidopsis thaliana populations for plants with a bushy, reduced apical dominance phenotype isolated plants which had a more axillaries (max) phenotype. In these max mutants the bushy phenotype is due to a lack of repression of axillary bud outgrowth so that all the axillary buds elongate, even the ones close to the vegetative meristem that would not elongate (FIG. 1). Complementation studies revealed that the mutations fell into 4 groups max1 to max4. In order to clone the MAX genes max mutants were isolated from an En mutagenised population (SLAT population) (J. Jones, Sainsbury Lab, JIC). Two mutants were found to be allellic to max4; max4.1 and max4.2. These max4 plants were bushy, dwarfed and had rounded leaves and shorter petioles (FIG. 1). Otherwise the these max4 plants appear phenotypically normal and fertile.

[0098] Analysis of the F1 and F2 generations, resulting from a backcross of a homozygous max4 lines to Columbia-0 WT, indicated that the max4 phenotypes segregate as a single recessive mutation. It was determined by Southern analysis that max4.1 and max4.2 only had one En insertion. The flanking sequences surrounding the En insertions in max4.1 and max4.2 were isolated by inverse PCR (IPCR). The IPCR method was performed essentially as described by Silver (1991). max4.1 and max4.2 genomic DNA was digested with NspI which cuts once in the 3′ end of En and the resulting fragments circularised by religation. The DNA was linearised with BssHII before PCR using outwardly facing primers specific for either the 5′ or 3′ ends of En:-5′ end primers:— SPM546 5′ CAGCCTCACTTAGCGTAAGC 3′ SPM145 5′ ATTAAAAGCGTCGGTTTCATCGGGAC 3′

[0099] 3′ end primers:— SPM8225 5′ TCGGCTTATTTCAGTAAGAGTG 3′ SPM7650 5′ CTAGCATGATGTGAGCCTGAAC 3′

[0100] The PCRed IPCR products were cloned into the TA vector (Invitrogen) and sequenced. DNA database searches revealed that the flanking plant sequences were identical to regions in a sequenced A. thaliana (ecotype Columbia) BAC AL049915. This BAC was sequenced by The Sanger Centre, Cambridge as part of the EU Arabidopsis sequencing project. Sequence analysis shows that the En elements in max4.1 and max4.2 have inserted 433 bp apart, immediately after the MAX4 ‘ATG’ and in the first intron of MAX4 respectively (FIG. 2). The fact that both the En elements lie so close together provides strong evidence that the En elements have inserted into MAX4. Translation of putative open reading frames (ORFs) in the region identified a protein sequence from an ORF that has homology to the protein sequences of Ambystoma tigrinum RPE65 (Retinal Pigment Epithelial 65 Kd protein, Hamel et al., (1992)), A. thaliana and Zea Mays (Tan et al., (1997)) NCE (Neoxanthin Cleavage Enzyme) and Synechocytis and Pseudomonas paucimobilis LSD (Lignostilbene Dioxygenase). This homology, together with the identification of putative splice sites, enabled the MAX4 sequence to be deduced from the BAC sequence (FIG. 2). This assignment was confirmed by the isolation of a MAX4 cDNA (FIG. 3). [The BAC containing MAX4 has been annotated by MIPS (www.mips.biochem.mpg.de/proj/thal), and MAX4 has been identified as gene T16118.20—however the last exon of MAX4 has been incorrectly assigned. This results in the C-terminal sequence of the putative ORF being incorrect.] The MAX4 cDNA was obtained by PCR from cDNA made from RNA isolated from A. thaliana leaf axil regions. The primers were designed from the MAX4 genomic sequence and are shown in FIG. 2 and below:— 5′ ATGGCTTCTTTGATCACAACC 3′ 1Forward 5′ TTAATCTTTGGGGATCCAGC 3′ 2952reverse

[0101] Final confirmation that MAX4 was cloned was obtained by complementation of max4.1 and max4.2 by retransformation with a region of the AL049915 BAC 5-encompassing the putative MAX4 region. An 8928 bp XbaI fragment was subcloned from the AL049915 BAC into the XbaI site of the binary vector pCAMBIA 1300 (www.cambia.org.au) forming the plasmid pMAX4XbaI. MAX4 mutants were transformed using an agrobacterial transformation method basically as described in (Bechtold et al., (1993)) using Agrobacterial strain pGV3850 containing pMAX4XbaI. A significant proportion of the kanamycin resistant transformants had a wild-type phenotype. Thus pMAX4XbaI contains the MAX4 gene.

[0102] Complete sequencing of the MAX4 cDNA revealed that the cDNA was shorter than that shown in FIG. 3, the sequence from nucleotides 1467 to 1545 being absent. The complete MAX4 cDNA sequence is shown in FIG. 6. Sequencing revealed the presence of an additional intron within exon 4 of the MAX4 gene sequence (the new intron being between nucleotides 6146 and 6224 of FIG. 2). This finding resulted in a reduction in the size of the deduced MAX4 protein sequence from 596 amino acids to 570 amino acids with the loss of the internal 26 amino acid sequence TYIPQTIGFQYSIVLNEPFDNCMRQV. The revised deduced MAX4 protein sequences are now shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6.

EXAMPLE 2 Characterisation of MAX4

[0103] The homology of the putative MAX4 protein (unrevised sequence shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) to RPE65, NCE and LSD is shown in FIG. 4. The homology of the putative MAX4 protein (revised sequence shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6) to RPE65, NCE and LSD is shown in FIG. 7. All these related sequences have blocks of similarity around conserved histidines (FIG. 4 and FIG. 7). Both NCE and LSD are thought to be dioxygenases involved in abscisic acid (ABA) and vanillin synthesis respectively. The chemical reactions catalysed by NCE and LSD are proposed to be very similar involving O₂ cleavage of 9-cis-carotenoid to xanthoxin in the case of NCE and ligostilbene to 2-vanillin in the case of LSD (Tan et al., (1997); FIG. 8). In dioxygenases of known structure conserved histidines are typical ligands of a non-haem iron cofactor, LSD being known to require non-haem iron for activity (Kanoda and Saburi (1993)). However MAX4 shows greatest homology to RPE65 which is required for the isomerization of all-trans-retinyl ester to 11-cis retinol (Redmond (1998)) and to recently identified beta-carotene 15, 15′-dioxygenases (beta-CD (BCDO)) which catalyse cleavage of beta-carotene forming all trans retinal (Redmond et al., (2001)) (see FIG. 4 and FIG. 7). Since these are mammalian rather than plant or cyanobacterial proteins, RPE65 and beta-CD are likely to catalyse a reaction closer to that catalysed by MAX4.

[0104] The reaction catalysed by RPE65 is similar to that proposed in ABA biosynthesis where isomerization of all-trans carotenoid precursors is a prerequisite for the subsequent oxidative cleavage catalysed by NCE (Tan et al., (1997); FIG. 9). There is evidence to implicate ABA in the transduction of the auxin-mediated apical dominance response. Auxin acts to control axillary bud outgrowth via a second messenger (Emery et al., (1998) and IAA, the natural plant auxin, may inhibit bud elongation by stimulating ABA biosynthesis in the bud (Tames et al., (1979). Supporting evidence comes from the following findings:—

[0105] a) ABA concentration in Xanthium buds increases after addition of exogenous auxins (Eliasson, (1974))

[0106] b) After release of apical dominance by decapitation of Phaseolus vulgaris the timing of lateral bud elongation correlated with a decrease in ABA level and could be reversed by IAA application (Knqx and Waring, (1984))

[0107] c) exogenous application of ABA to lateral buds inhibited elongation (Tames et al., (1979)).

[0108] Alternatively, MAX4 could cleave a carotenoid resulting in the formation of compounds that inhibit lateral branch elongation. These compounds could be ABA-like.

[0109] The expression pattern of MAX4 was initially investigated by RT PCR using primers specific for MAX4. First strand cDNA was made using primer OG1 and PCR performed using the MAX specific primers 2925R and 1F. 5′ GAGAGAGGATCCGGAGTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT 3  OG1 5′ ATGGCTTCTTTGATCACAACC 3  1Forward 5′ TTAATCTTTGGGGATCCAGC 3  2952Reverse

[0110] Preliminary results show that MAX4 transcript is only significantly present in mRNA isolated from the axils and lateral buds of A. thaliana. In these preliminary studies, no or insignificant expression could be observed in roots, mature leaves, internodes, flowers and siliques.

[0111] Analysis of the MAX4 protein sequence suggests that it contains a putative chloroplast transit peptide since it contains the transit peptide consensus sequence F/W-G/P-K/R (Pilon et al., (1995). It is known that ABA biosynthesis occurs in the chloroplast since chloroplast import of ABA2 (Zeanthin epoxidase) has been demonstrated (Marin et al., (1996)) and NCE also contains a putative chloroplast transit peptide. It is likely that MAX4 is a protein implicated in ABA biosynthesis. MAX4 may possibly be an axil specific protein.

EXAMPLE 3 Isolation and Characterisation of the MAX4 Promoter in A. thaliana and B. nanus

[0112] The primers BAC H −3578F and BAC B 17R were used to PCR a 3595 bp MAX4 promoter region from A. thaliana genomic DNA using TAQ DNA polymerase (Promega) (see FIGS. 2 and 5). 5′ TATAAGCTTGCTTGCTTTGTGGGGAAAC 3′ BAC H-3578F 5′ TTAGGATCCGTGATCAAAGAAGCCATC 3′ BAG B 17R        BamHI

[0113] In earlier studies, the PCR fragment was cloned into pCR TOPO, using the Invitrogen TA system, and sequenced. The pMAX4 fragment was then excised as a BstXI, BamHI fragment from the pCR TOPO derivative and cloned as a BstXI, BamHI fragment into BstXI, BglII cut pCAMBIA 1381Xa (www.cambia.org.au) forming a translational fusion of MAX4 to GUS (FIG. 10c). The resulting plasmid, pMAX4GUS-CAMBIA, was then transferred into Agrobactenal strain pGV3850 and transformed into A. thaliana using the floral infiltration method. pMAX4-GUSCAMBIA was also transferred into Agrobacterial strain C58 pMP90 and transformed into B. napus essentially as described in Moloney M et al., (1989). GUS expression in both A. thaliana and B. napus transformants is restricted to leaf axils.

[0114] In subsequent studies, the PCR fragment was digested with EcoRI and BamHI and cloned between the EcoRI and BglII sites of pCAMBRIA 1303 (www.cambria.orp.au) forming a translational fusion of MAX4 to GUS (FIG. 10a). The resulting plasmid, pMAX4-GUS-CAMBIA, was then transferred into Agrobacterial strain pGV3850 and transformed into A. thaliana using the floral infiltration method. pMAX4-GUS-CAMBIA was also transferred into Agrobacterial strain C58 pMP90 and transformed into B. napus essentially as described in Moloney M et al., (1989). GUS expression in both A. thaliana and B. napus transformants is shown in FIG. 10a As can be seen in FIG. 10a, GUS expression was predominantly in the vasculature of leaves, stems, sepals, siliques and roots (replica transformed plants revealed a similar pattern of GUS expression). This expression may be in the phloem and/or xylem.

[0115] To produce a clean translational fusion of pMAX4 to GUS and other genes the primers pMAX4F and pMAX4R were used to PCR a 3578 bp MAX4 upstream DNA fragment from A. thaliana genomic DNA using proof-reading Tli polymerase (Promega) (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 5):— 5′ CTCTAGAGTTTTCTAAATGGACGATG 3′ pMAX4F      XbaI 5′ GCCATGGTGGCAGAGTTTTTTTCTTTTC 3′ pMAX4R      NcoI

[0116] The pMAX4F primer introduces an XbaI site at the 5′ end of the pMAX4 promoter fragment and the pMAX4R primer an NcoI site around the initiating ATG of MAX4. The PCR fragment was cloned into the SmaI site of pTZ18 (Pharmacia) and sequenced. The pMAX4 fragment was then cloned as an XbaI, NcoI fragment into XbaI, NcoI-cut pDH68 (WO99/13089) forming pMAX4-GUS. The pMAX4-GUS-CaMVpolyA region was then excised from pMAX4-GUS as an XbaI, XhoI fragment and cloned between the XbaI and SalI sites of the binary vector pNos-NptII-SCV (WO96/30529) forming pMAX4-GUS-SCV (FIG. 10b). This plasmid was then transferred into Agrobacterial strain pGV3580 and transformed into A. thaliana using the floral infiltration method. pMAX4-GUS-SCV was also transferred into Agrobacterial strain C58 pMP90 and transformed into B. napus essentially as described in Moloney M et al., (1989). GUS expression in both A. thaliana and B. napus transformants is as for pMAX4-GUS-CAMBRIA.

EXAMPLE 4 Increased in Aerial Branching in B. napus by Transformation with pMAX4-asMAX4 Constructs

[0117] An increase in aerial branching in plants can be achieved by downregulation of MAX4 expression or the orthologue of MAX4 in that plant species. MAX4 downregulation can be achieved by methods well known in the art, such as the expression of antisense, fill sense, partial sense transcripts homologous to MAX4 and the expression of ribozymes that are designed to cleave MAX4 transcipt. Additionally, given the sequence of MAX4, mutations in MAX4 can be readily identified in plant populations enabling the combination of mutant MAX allelles to provide partial of fill downregulation of MAX4 activity. Transcripts homologous to MAX4 or ribozymes may be expressed from any promoter that is expressed where MAX4 is expressed. Thus ‘constitutive’ promoters, such as the CaMV35 promoter, can be used. Axil-specific, leaf axil specific or vasculature specific promoters may be used. Preferably the promoter to be used is pMAX4.

[0118] To downregulate MAX4 expression in B. napus the A. thaliana MAX4 promoter is linked to an antisense fragment of the A. thaliana MAX4 coding region. The primers asMAX4F and asMAX4R are used to PCR a 1263 bp fragment from the MAX4 cDNA using non-proof-reading TAQ polymerase. 5′ GGGATCCAGGATGGCTTCTTTG 3′ asMAX4F      BamHI 5′ ACCATGGGTTGAACGTAGGGTATCG 3′ asMAX4R      NcoI

[0119] The primer asMAX4F introduces a BamHI site into the 3′ end of the antisense MAX4 PCR fragment. The asMAX4R fragment introduces base changes that create a stop codon downstream of the initiating ATG of the antisense MAX4 PCR fragment, thus preventing the antisense MAX4 expressing a peptide. The PCRed antisense MAX4 fragment is cloned into pGEM-T (Promega), then exised as an NcoI, BamH fragment and cloned between the NcoI and BamHI sites of pMAX4-GUS forming pMAX4-asMAX4. The pMAX4-asMAX4-CaMVpolyA region is then excised from pMAX4-asMAX4 as an XbaI, XhoI fragment and cloned between the XbaI and SalI sites of the binary vector pNos-NptlI-SCV forming pMAX4-asMAX4-SCV (FIG. 11). This plasmid is then transferred into Agrobacterial strain C58 pMP90 and transformed into B. napus. A proportion of transformed plants exhibit increased aerial branching leading to a slightly dwarfed bushy plants with more synchronous flowering than in wild-type plants.

[0120] The frequency and effectiveness of MAX4 downregulation in B. napus can be increased by substition of the A. thaliana antisense MAX4 fragment with that from B. napus MAX4. A B. napus orthologue of MAX4 (BnMAX4) is obtained by screening a B. napus cDNA library with MAX4 cDNA. PCR is used to introduce BamHI and NcoI into the ends of the BDMAX4 fragment PCRed from the BnMAX4 cDNA. The fragment is cloned in an antisense orientation behind the A. thaliana MAX4 promoter. A greater proportion of B. napus plants transformed with this pMAX4-asBnMAX4 construct exhibit increased aerial branching, dwarfing and synchronous flowering.

EXAMPLE 5 Decreased Aerial Branching by Transformation with a pMAX4-MAX4 Construct

[0121] Decreased aerial branching can have economic value for example in producing timber with fewer knots. Overexpression of MAX4 from a plant specific promoter, for example, an axil specific or vasculature specific promoter, may lead-to reduced lateral bud outgrowth with limited pleiotrophic effects. To exemplify this approach plants are transformed with MAX4. The Max4 cDNA is PCRed using the primers:— 5′ TCCATGGCTTCTTTGATCACAACC 3′ sMAX4F      NcoI 5′ GTAGTTAATCTTTGGGGATC 3′ sMAX4R

[0122] The 1800 bp PCR product is cloned into SmaI-cut pTZ18 forming pMAX4s. The Max4 coding region is excised from pMAX4s as a partial NcoI, BamHI fragment and cloned between the NcoI and BamHI sites of pMAX4-GUS forming pMAX4-sMAX4. The pMAX4-sMAX4-CaMVpolyA chimeric gene is then cloned as an XbaI, XhoI fragment between the XbaI and SalI sites of the binary plasmid pNos-NptII-SCV (FIG. 12). This construct is transformed into agrobacteria and used to transform A. thaliana and B. napus. A proportion of transformed A. thaliana and B. napus plants exhibit reduced lateral bud outgrowth and are taller than wild-type plants.

EXAMPLE 6 Increase Resistance to Drought Stress by Expression of MAX4 in Leaves

[0123] MAX4 encodes a critical rate limiting step in ABA biosynthesis, thus overexpression of MAX4 from an appropriate promoter can phenocopy the effects of natural ABA overproduction. For example MAX4 overexpression from an embryo and/or endosperm-specific promoter can reduce preharvest sprouting, expression of MAX 4 in a bud-specific promoter can increase plant dormancy and expression of MAX4 in leaves or more preferably specifically stomatal cells can reduce stomatal aperture and thus increase plant drought tolerance. To exemplify this approach MAX4 is expressed from the pea plastocyanin promoter (Pwee K-H and Grey JC (1990)) which is expressed in green tissues and stomatal cells. The Max4 coding region is cloned as a partial NcoI, BamHI fragment from pMAX4s between the NcoI, BamHI sites of pDH68 forming pPcPea-sMAX4. The pPeaPC-sMAX4-CaMVpolyA chimeric gene is then cloned as an XbaI, XhoI fragment between the XbaI and SalI sites of the binary plasmid pNos-NptII-SCV (FIG. 13). This construct is transformed into agrobacteria and used to transform A. thaliana and B. napus. Detached leaves were measured for rate of water loss. A proportion of transformed A. thaliana and B. napus plants exhibit reduced water loss compared to untransformed control plants.

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aaattaataa tatttttact aaaacaaaac tccataaaca aaatcatcaa aatttttaaa 4594 aaaagaagta aaaatgagac aagaaaacta atgatttaaa atgacatgca g aat ggt 4651 Asn Gly acg tac cta aga aac ggt cct ggt cta tgg aac att gga gac cac gat 4699 Thr Tyr Leu Arg Asn Gly Pro Gly Leu Trp Asn Ile Gly Asp His Asp 110 115 120 ttc cgg cat ctc ttc gac ggc tac tcc aca ctc gtc aag ctt caa ttc 4747 Phe Arg His Leu Phe Asp Gly Tyr Ser Thr Leu Val Lys Leu Gln Phe 125 130 135 gat ggc ggt cgt ata ttc gcc gcc cac cgt ctc ctt gaa tcc gac gct 4795 Asp Gly Gly Arg Ile Phe Ala Ala His Arg Leu Leu Glu Ser Asp Ala 140 145 150 155 tac aaa gcc gcc aag aaa cac aat agg ctt tgt tac cgt gaa ttc tcc 4843 Tyr Lys Ala Ala Lys Lys His Asn Arg Leu Cys Tyr Arg Glu Phe Ser 160 165 170 gag act cca aaa tcg gtg atc ata aac aaa aac cct ttc tcc ggg atc 4891 Glu Thr Pro Lys Ser Val Ile Ile Asn Lys Asn Pro Phe Ser Gly Ile 175 180 185 gga gaa atc gtc agg ctt ttc tcc gga gag tct tta acg gac aac gcc 4939 Gly Glu Ile Val Arg Leu Phe Ser Gly Glu Ser Leu Thr Asp Asn Ala 190 195 200 aac acc gga gtg atc aaa ctc ggt gac ggg cgg gtc atg tgt ctg acg 4987 Asn Thr Gly Val Ile Lys Leu Gly Asp Gly Arg Val Met Cys Leu Thr 205 210 215 gag act caa aaa gga tcg att tta gtc gac cat gag acg cta gag acg 5035 Glu Thr Gln Lys Gly Ser Ile Leu Val Asp His Glu Thr Leu Glu Thr 220 225 230 235 atc ggg aaa ttt gag tac gac gac gta ttg tcc gat cat atg atc caa 5083 Ile Gly Lys Phe Glu Tyr Asp Asp Val Leu Ser Asp His Met Ile Gln 240 245 250 tca gcg cat ccg ata gtg acg gag acg gag atg tgg acg ttg ata ccg 5131 Ser Ala His Pro Ile Val Thr Glu Thr Glu Met Trp Thr Leu Ile Pro 255 260 265 gat ttg gtt aaa ccg ggt tat cgg gtc gtg agg atg gaa gcc ggg tcg 5179 Asp Leu Val Lys Pro Gly Tyr Arg Val Val Arg Met Glu Ala Gly Ser 270 275 280 aat aaa aga gag gtt gtg ggg cgg gtg agg tgt cga agt ggg tcg tgg 5227 Asn Lys Arg Glu Val Val Gly Arg Val Arg Cys Arg Ser Gly Ser Trp 285 290 295 gga ccc ggt tgg gtc cat tcg ttt gcg gtg acg gag aat tat gtt gta 5275 Gly Pro Gly Trp Val His Ser Phe Ala Val Thr Glu Asn Tyr Val Val 300 305 310 315 ata ccg gaa atg ccc ctg aga tat tcg gtg aag aat ctt ctt aga gct 5323 Ile Pro Glu Met Pro Leu Arg Tyr Ser Val Lys Asn Leu Leu Arg Ala 320 325 330 gag ccg acg cca ctt tac aag ttc gag tgg tgt ccc caa gac gga gct 5371 Glu Pro Thr Pro Leu Tyr Lys Phe Glu Trp Cys Pro Gln Asp Gly Ala 335 340 345 ttt att cat gtc atg tcc aaa ctc acc gga gaa gtc gtaagtgata 5417 Phe Ile His Val Met Ser Lys Leu Thr Gly Glu Val 350 355 cttactttat acagtcaatg gtctttcaaa tttttaggtt tttattggtt atagagttat 5477 atatatagta ctatatatag tagatcatag tttatggatg gtttttcttt agttaactat 5537 aacaacaaaa taataggatt cttgataatg tatatcattg gaaattaacc atgtaacaga 5597 atattgtttg atggtttttt tggtcatttg atttgaatat acataaaacc ataacgttat 5657 atatggttaa ag gtg gct agc gtg gag gtt cca gca tac gta acg ttt cac 5708 Val Ala Ser Val Glu Val Pro Ala Tyr Val Thr Phe His 360 365 370 ttc ata aac gcg tat gaa gaa gat aaa aat ggc gat gga aaa gcg acg 5756 Phe Ile Asn Ala Tyr Glu Glu Asp Lys Asn Gly Asp Gly Lys Ala Thr 375 380 385 gtc atc att gca gat tgt tgt gaa cac aac gcc gat act cgg ata ctc 5804 Val Ile Ile Ala Asp Cys Cys Glu His Asn Ala Asp Thr Arg Ile Leu 390 395 400 gat atg ctc cgt ctc gat acc cta cgt tct tcc cat ggt cac gac gtt 5852 Asp Met Leu Arg Leu Asp Thr Leu Arg Ser Ser His Gly His Asp Val 405 410 415 420 tta ccc gat gct agg taatgtatat aagggttact actcaatact catcacctac 5907 Leu Pro Asp Ala Arg 425 atttttcagt tttgattata gctggattaa tgtaatctta tgttagg atc ggg aga 5963 Ile Gly Arg ttc agg ata cca ttg gac ggg agc aaa tac ggg aaa cta gag aca gcc 6011 Phe Arg Ile Pro Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Tyr Gly Lys Leu Glu Thr Ala 430 435 440 gtg gag gca gag aag cat ggg aga gcg atg gat atg tgc agc atc aat 6059 Val Glu Ala Glu Lys His Gly Arg Ala Met Asp Met Cys Ser Ile Asn 445 450 455 460 cct ttg tat ttg ggt caa aaa tac cgt tac gtt tat gca tgc ggt gct 6107 Pro Leu Tyr Leu Gly Gln Lys Tyr Arg Tyr Val Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ala 465 470 475 caa cga cct tgt aac ttc ccc aat gct ctc tcc aag gta act tac ata 6155 Gln Arg Pro Cys Asn Phe Pro Asn Ala Leu Ser Lys Val Thr Tyr Ile 480 485 490 ccc caa act atc ggt ttc caa tat tca atc gtt ttg aat gaa cct ttt 6203 Pro Gln Thr Ile Gly Phe Gln Tyr Ser Ile Val Leu Asn Glu Pro Phe 495 500 505 gat aat tgt atg aga cag gtt gat att gtg gag aag aaa gtg aag aac 6251 Asp Asn Cys Met Arg Gln Val Asp Ile Val Glu Lys Lys Val Lys Asn 510 515 520 tgg cac gag cat ggt atg ata cca tct gaa cca ttc ttc gtg cct cga 6299 Trp His Glu His Gly Met Ile Pro Ser Glu Pro Phe Phe Val Pro Arg 525 530 535 540 ccc ggt gca acc cat gag gat gat ggttagttaa aaattcttta gatcttattg 6353 Pro Gly Ala Thr His Glu Asp Asp 545 gtctttcttc gacgtgagtt taatagtttt ggttttgtga a gga gtg gtg ata tcg 6409 Gly Val Val Ile Ser 550 ata gta agt gaa gaa aat gga gga agc ttt gca atc ttg ctt gat ggg 6457 Ile Val Ser Glu Glu Asn Gly Gly Ser Phe Ala Ile Leu Leu Asp Gly 555 560 565 agc tcc ttt gaa gaa ata gca aga gcc aag ttt ccc tat ggc ctt cct 6505 Ser Ser Phe Glu Glu Ile Ala Arg Ala Lys Phe Pro Tyr Gly Leu Pro 570 575 580 585 tat ggc ttg cat ggt tgc tgg atc ccc aaa gat taactacaaa gtctcaacaa 6558 Tyr Gly Leu His Gly Cys Trp Ile Pro Lys Asp 590 595 agataccttc attatacaaa acacaacata tgtataatta ataccctctg tgcaggtttt 6618 gtaaattgtt gtcccttata tatgcttttt gtctatatat gtgatgtaca aaaccaaaat 6678 aaaaggaacg gattgtggtg gatacagtta 6708 2 596 PRT Arabidopsis thaliana 2 Met Ala Ser Leu Ile Thr Thr Lys Ala Met Met Ser His His His Val 1 5 10 15 Leu Ser Ser Thr Arg Ile Thr Thr Leu Tyr Ser Asp Asn Ser Ile Gly 20 25 30 Asp Gln Gln Ile Lys Thr Lys Pro Gln Val Pro His Arg Leu Phe Ala 35 40 45 Arg Arg Ile Phe Gly Val Thr Arg Ala Val Ile Asn Ser Ala Ala Pro 50 55 60 Ser Pro Leu Pro Glu Lys Glu Lys Val Glu Gly Glu Arg Arg Cys His 65 70 75 80 Val Ala Trp Thr Ser Val Gln Gln Glu Asn Trp Glu Gly Glu Leu Thr 85 90 95 Val Gln Gly Lys Ile Pro Thr Trp Leu Asn Gly Thr Tyr Leu Arg Asn 100 105 110 Gly Pro Gly Leu Trp Asn Ile Gly Asp His Asp Phe Arg His Leu Phe 115 120 125 Asp Gly Tyr Ser Thr Leu Val Lys Leu Gln Phe Asp Gly Gly Arg Ile 130 135 140 Phe Ala Ala His Arg Leu Leu Glu Ser Asp Ala Tyr Lys Ala Ala Lys 145 150 155 160 Lys His Asn Arg Leu Cys Tyr Arg Glu Phe Ser Glu Thr Pro Lys Ser 165 170 175 Val Ile Ile Asn Lys Asn Pro Phe Ser Gly Ile Gly Glu Ile Val Arg 180 185 190 Leu Phe Ser Gly Glu Ser Leu Thr Asp Asn Ala Asn Thr Gly Val Ile 195 200 205 Lys Leu Gly Asp Gly Arg Val Met Cys Leu Thr Glu Thr Gln Lys Gly 210 215 220 Ser Ile Leu Val Asp His Glu Thr Leu Glu Thr Ile Gly Lys Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Tyr Asp Asp Val Leu Ser Asp His Met Ile Gln Ser Ala His Pro Ile 245 250 255 Val Thr Glu Thr Glu Met Trp Thr Leu Ile Pro Asp Leu Val Lys Pro 260 265 270 Gly Tyr Arg Val Val Arg Met Glu Ala Gly Ser Asn Lys Arg Glu Val 275 280 285 Val Gly Arg Val Arg Cys Arg Ser Gly Ser Trp Gly Pro Gly Trp Val 290 295 300 His Ser Phe Ala Val Thr Glu Asn Tyr Val Val Ile Pro Glu Met Pro 305 310 315 320 Leu Arg Tyr Ser Val Lys Asn Leu Leu Arg Ala Glu Pro Thr Pro Leu 325 330 335 Tyr Lys Phe Glu Trp Cys Pro Gln Asp Gly Ala Phe Ile His Val Met 340 345 350 Ser Lys Leu Thr Gly Glu Val Val Ala Ser Val Glu Val Pro Ala Tyr 355 360 365 Val Thr Phe His Phe Ile Asn Ala Tyr Glu Glu Asp Lys Asn Gly Asp 370 375 380 Gly Lys Ala Thr Val Ile Ile Ala Asp Cys Cys Glu His Asn Ala Asp 385 390 395 400 Thr Arg Ile Leu Asp Met Leu Arg Leu Asp Thr Leu Arg Ser Ser His 405 410 415 Gly His Asp Val Leu Pro Asp Ala Arg Ile Gly Arg Phe Arg Ile Pro 420 425 430 Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Tyr Gly Lys Leu Glu Thr Ala Val Glu Ala Glu 435 440 445 Lys His Gly Arg Ala Met Asp Met Cys Ser Ile Asn Pro Leu Tyr Leu 450 455 460 Gly Gln Lys Tyr Arg Tyr Val Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ala Gln Arg Pro Cys 465 470 475 480 Asn Phe Pro Asn Ala Leu Ser Lys Val Thr Tyr Ile Pro Gln Thr Ile 485 490 495 Gly Phe Gln Tyr Ser Ile Val Leu Asn Glu Pro Phe Asp Asn Cys Met 500 505 510 Arg Gln Val Asp Ile Val Glu Lys Lys Val Lys Asn Trp His Glu His 515 520 525 Gly Met Ile Pro Ser Glu Pro Phe Phe Val Pro Arg Pro Gly Ala Thr 530 535 540 His Glu Asp Asp Gly Val Val Ile Ser Ile Val Ser Glu Glu Asn Gly 545 550 555 560 Gly Ser Phe Ala Ile Leu Leu Asp Gly Ser Ser Phe Glu Glu Ile Ala 565 570 575 Arg Ala Lys Phe Pro Tyr Gly Leu Pro Tyr Gly Leu His Gly Cys Trp 580 585 590 Ile Pro Lys Asp 595 3 20 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 3 gctccatccc caaagattaa 20 4 28 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 4 tataagcttg cttgctttgt ggggaaac 28 5 26 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 5 ctctagagct tgctttgtgg ggaaac 26 6 29 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 6 gaaaagaaaa aaactctgcc accatggcg 29 7 27 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 7 gatggcttct ttgatcacgg atcctaa 27 8 21 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 8 atggcttctt tgatcacaac c 21 9 6708 DNA Arabidopsis thaliana CDS (3590)..(3904) 9 ttaaatatgg agcttgcttt gtggggaaac cctgattttg tccgccacaa gtgaccaaaa 60 aaaataaaat aatgtttttt gaattttaat acattgtagg aatcaattgg ggcatgaagg 120 gacattaagc aatttaaaaa gggcgttgaa tacacagaac gagttctcta aattgcatct 180 catctcatcc agacatccac catgacgctt tagtgatggc attttagggt ttagtggttc 240 atcgataatt tttgtatttc agatgttttc tagttttcca atcattaaag gtagcattgg 300 accaaaagat ataaaaaacg ataattaaga gttgaaattt gaaaatcctg aaattccatt 360 aaactaagaa aagatgcttt ccctttcttt attatcttcg tacattgact aaacatattc 420 gatatagtga ctgtgactca tgtgttctat cacattgcat cagcaatata attatataaa 480 catttaaact tgacaacgaa tatctgtcaa tctatgtgct ggattagttc gattaattga 540 cattgtttca aaaaagcgca caaagtgtaa taagtacacg ataaatttaa tacatatttt 600 ttgtgccaaa ttagtaagtc gaatacctat tggtacttgt atatatcttt cgctgacatc 660 tgcgaactga aattgaaaat ctgaatatat atattttttg tgcacaaaaa atctgtttat 720 tcatttttaa aaaaaatgct agacactagt tgactatatc actacaaata atgaaaaata 780 aacagtaaaa ccgcttaagg tgctgagttg acatatcata tatgaacatg ttttcactta 840 gaaataaaaa aaaaagaaat ggaattcacc ggcattttaa tgaagaaggg aaataaccaa 900 taatgattga aggaagtgat tattcttaag actagagaca catatcagat gagacaaaca 960 aatgtggcaa acatatggac ccaaatcgca gttttatatt acaaggaatc tcttgttaat 1020 tagctagttg tccacggagt tttgtactat ataattcata attcgaatat ggaaaactaa 1080 tatgatatga agatttagat acttttcatt ttcccttttg aacttctttc cattttccca 1140 attgggtata tggactagga agaagaataa tagaaggcca tgtactcaaa ccaataacat 1200 atatgtatat acaaaagggt agaattacat agcgaccaag ataaataaac gttattctct 1260 tcttttcttt ttgaggtaaa aaaaaaatgt atatacatta ataatagaga aatattccga 1320 catacttatg aacaatcatg aaaatacctt ggataatata tataaaccat ttcttgttgt 1380 aatattcata ttaaaaatct aaatagtact attagagata ttccacattt tttgcaagga 1440 tatgcgtact tgataagtat atgaatttta attagaaaag tacaatttca ttaaataaac 1500 aatatggtaa aattttagtt ttgaaaaggt taatagtatt ttagatattt agtaaataat 1560 tgaaatgtat tagtcaaaac atttgagttt tctaaatgga cgatgatttg aataattgtc 1620 taatactaat gtaaagatag agaaagtatc ttatgcaaaa atttataaac attaaaaaaa 1680 tatttgtatg agaaacttct tgtcgaggac cattatgaaa aaaaaatgta gtaactagtt 1740 attatataaa agaataatag gcttaatcgc atattattta aaataaaatt tcagttgacg 1800 caaaaaaata atagaaaaat atattaaaat taataaaaaa agttctctct atattcttta 1860 aaacatatag aataatttaa aagaaaatta gttgtaaata aattctctaa aaaaactaat 1920 tgagaaaata aatatatgtc agtatttcta tatattgacg gttatcaaaa tgtaagacat 1980 tttactgtca tacaaataga cagacatata tgcatgacat gtttcataca aacattctat 2040 gattgtattt atgtttttat atgtaaacgt tacgtgtaga acaacgttta agataatggt 2100 catatcaatc aacctttaaa tagatgaatc aaaggtgctt cctttgtttg aacttctaaa 2160 tccacacaaa aatacaagaa aagtcaaata atgtggtctt tatcatattt gtttgctccg 2220 aaaatatagt gtcacttgaa caaaactctt gacaaactgg cctatactgg ttttttttct 2280 taaccaattt atccgttaat tttcaatgcc gtattgggtt cacttcgaag catttcctgt 2340 cagtcattat aatccaccaa taatgtcagt ttctctctct cgcccaaaaa cgaacgatcg 2400 aggtgaatat aaatgaaaca tgtacattaa ttaatatatt tatatcaaag ttttttccgg 2460 ctttgaagct tgaaaatact ccatatatta tatacttctt tgtgctaatt tgtcgacgct 2520 ttggccattt tcatctatca tcgaggattc acaatttttg gtgcgtatcg tttacatgat 2580 cgaagaaata gatatctgta ggatattatg acaatgtaaa ttaaatatag tttttcttta 2640 gtctgttgat tatctttatg cttagtttaa gaaatagtgt aaacgcttaa tatactcact 2700 ttgcatgacc catataaaca gtgtaaacgc taaaatataa ctcttcatca cccatattga 2760 tttaccttaa aatcacattc accattgcgt ctgatggaag taatatttaa gtatagaata 2820 cacccatata tatgtatatt tattcataat attatatcaa tatatattca tatatacgcg 2880 ttgacaaaac agaaattcat tctaacacgt acgtttattt aactttgata atgctagagt 2940 attattgaca ggtataccgt gtacatggaa ttaatgtttt tactcgctgc taataaaatg 3000 tatcttacca ccaatttaag cgaacgtata tcgtattatt ttaacaatag tttcagcagc 3060 tgcaggtttc caacgactaa tcttttaaat tttggaatag cgatcatatt catcatatat 3120 cgttaataat catgaaccaa atatgatttg gtcgccaaaa tctataatat catcgttaga 3180 acttgtcgct atttttaaac ctatcattaa cttaacataa gacaaacaag acttggttct 3240 tggttacaac cactagtgat tgtaaaacga attatcttaa ctatgaaaga ggtatcctac 3300 aaattaaaac cgcatcaaaa cttaccgtca aacttctttt aaataattat cgtcatttac 3360 gcgtatctaa aaaatgaata tattatatca acttgaataa gaatccatca tttgtaacaa 3420 gatcccttaa gcgagaccct ataaatacat cacatgcgta gcaccaaaca ttcactaaaa 3480 cttcatttac tttcttgaac ttgtcttgtg ccctctttcc aatacactga aatccacttc 3540 aaaatattta tttaataaaa agaaaagaaa agaaaaaaac tctgccagg atg gct tct 3598 Met Ala Ser 1 ttg atc aca acc aaa gca atg atg agt cat cat cat gtt ttg tcg tca 3646 Leu Ile Thr Thr Lys Ala Met Met Ser His His His Val Leu Ser Ser 5 10 15 act aga atc act act ctt tat tcc gac aat tcc atc ggc gat caa caa 3694 Thr Arg Ile Thr Thr Leu Tyr Ser Asp Asn Ser Ile Gly Asp Gln Gln 20 25 30 35 ata aaa aca aaa cct caa gtc cct cac cgg tta ttt gct cgg agg atc 3742 Ile Lys Thr Lys Pro Gln Val Pro His Arg Leu Phe Ala Arg Arg Ile 40 45 50 ttc ggt gta acc aga gct gta att aat tca gcg gca ccg tct ccg ttg 3790 Phe Gly Val Thr Arg Ala Val Ile Asn Ser Ala Ala Pro Ser Pro Leu 55 60 65 ccg gag aaa gag aag gtg gaa ggt gag aga cgg tgt cat gtt gcg tgg 3838 Pro Glu Lys Glu Lys Val Glu Gly Glu Arg Arg Cys His Val Ala Trp 70 75 80 aca agt gta caa caa gag aat tgg gag ggt gaa ctt act gtc caa gga 3886 Thr Ser Val Gln Gln Glu Asn Trp Glu Gly Glu Leu Thr Val Gln Gly 85 90 95 aag ata ccc act tgg ctg gtttgtcttt ttatcatttt tctatattgc 3934 Lys Ile Pro Thr Trp Leu 100 105 tccaaatata taacttatag ctatattcgt ggaaatttta tacaaatatg tatcgtgcac 3994 actaaacaca ctcacactgg cacatgcata tgtatataat acaagacaaa ccccattcat 4054 catgcattat ttatagttat tctatatatt acgtatacat ttttctttcc ttatacatga 4114 tttcattact aagaaagagt aagagctatt tgtccaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaagaaagaa 4174 agagtaagag cttaggttag tacaccatgt tcgtatttat atatcaatat atgcagtgag 4234 aatcagaaga aatagagaac aaaggttcag attttaataa agaagatatg ctagtttcca 4294 aaaagatata tatgcacata tatattatta gtctaggtta tatatgttct attatttcta 4354 caagttttgt tttctctatt atttttacaa gactacaagt tctaaactgg tcataggcat 4414 ggttggtact tctacaagtt gtactcttga ccattgcaat ctaaaatcag catacaatca 4474 tgtttcataa aatacaccaa caatcatgta ccaaaaaatc tatttttttt agtttttgat 4534 aaattaataa tatttttact aaaacaaaac tccataaaca aaatcatcaa aatttttaaa 4594 aaaagaagta aaaatgagac aagaaaacta atgatttaaa atgacatgca g aat ggt 4651 Asn Gly acg tac cta aga aac ggt cct ggt cta tgg aac att gga gac cac gat 4699 Thr Tyr Leu Arg Asn Gly Pro Gly Leu Trp Asn Ile Gly Asp His Asp 110 115 120 ttc cgg cat ctc ttc gac ggc tac tcc aca ctc gtc aag ctt caa ttc 4747 Phe Arg His Leu Phe Asp Gly Tyr Ser Thr Leu Val Lys Leu Gln Phe 125 130 135 gat ggc ggt cgt ata ttc gcc gcc cac cgt ctc ctt gaa tcc gac gct 4795 Asp Gly Gly Arg Ile Phe Ala Ala His Arg Leu Leu Glu Ser Asp Ala 140 145 150 155 tac aaa gcc gcc aag aaa cac aat agg ctt tgt tac cgt gaa ttc tcc 4843 Tyr Lys Ala Ala Lys Lys His Asn Arg Leu Cys Tyr Arg Glu Phe Ser 160 165 170 gag act cca aaa tcg gtg atc ata aac aaa aac cct ttc tcc ggg atc 4891 Glu Thr Pro Lys Ser Val Ile Ile Asn Lys Asn Pro Phe Ser Gly Ile 175 180 185 gga gaa atc gtc agg ctt ttc tcc gga gag tct tta acg gac aac gcc 4939 Gly Glu Ile Val Arg Leu Phe Ser Gly Glu Ser Leu Thr Asp Asn Ala 190 195 200 aac acc gga gtg atc aaa ctc ggt gac ggg cgg gtc atg tgt ctg acg 4987 Asn Thr Gly Val Ile Lys Leu Gly Asp Gly Arg Val Met Cys Leu Thr 205 210 215 gag act caa aaa gga tcg att tta gtc gac cat gag acg cta gag acg 5035 Glu Thr Gln Lys Gly Ser Ile Leu Val Asp His Glu Thr Leu Glu Thr 220 225 230 235 atc ggg aaa ttt gag tac gac gac gta ttg tcc gat cat atg atc caa 5083 Ile Gly Lys Phe Glu Tyr Asp Asp Val Leu Ser Asp His Met Ile Gln 240 245 250 tca gcg cat ccg ata gtg acg gag acg gag atg tgg acg ttg ata ccg 5131 Ser Ala His Pro Ile Val Thr Glu Thr Glu Met Trp Thr Leu Ile Pro 255 260 265 gat ttg gtt aaa ccg ggt tat cgg gtc gtg agg atg gaa gcc ggg tcg 5179 Asp Leu Val Lys Pro Gly Tyr Arg Val Val Arg Met Glu Ala Gly Ser 270 275 280 aat aaa aga gag gtt gtg ggg cgg gtg agg tgt cga agt ggg tcg tgg 5227 Asn Lys Arg Glu Val Val Gly Arg Val Arg Cys Arg Ser Gly Ser Trp 285 290 295 gga ccc ggt tgg gtc cat tcg ttt gcg gtg acg gag aat tat gtt gta 5275 Gly Pro Gly Trp Val His Ser Phe Ala Val Thr Glu Asn Tyr Val Val 300 305 310 315 ata ccg gaa atg ccc ctg aga tat tcg gtg aag aat ctt ctt aga gct 5323 Ile Pro Glu Met Pro Leu Arg Tyr Ser Val Lys Asn Leu Leu Arg Ala 320 325 330 gag ccg acg cca ctt tac aag ttc gag tgg tgt ccc caa gac gga gct 5371 Glu Pro Thr Pro Leu Tyr Lys Phe Glu Trp Cys Pro Gln Asp Gly Ala 335 340 345 ttt att cat gtc atg tcc aaa ctc acc gga gaa gtc gtaagtgata 5417 Phe Ile His Val Met Ser Lys Leu Thr Gly Glu Val 350 355 cttactttat acagtcaatg gtctttcaaa tttttaggtt tttattggtt atagagttat 5477 atatatagta ctatatatag tagatcatag tttatggatg gtttttcttt agttaactat 5537 aacaacaaaa taataggatt cttgataatg tatatcattg gaaattaacc atgtaacaga 5597 atattgtttg atggtttttt tggtcatttg atttgaatat acataaaacc ataacgttat 5657 atatggttaa ag gtg gct agc gtg gag gtt cca gca tac gta acg ttt cac 5708 Val Ala Ser Val Glu Val Pro Ala Tyr Val Thr Phe His 360 365 370 ttc ata aac gcg tat gaa gaa gat aaa aat ggc gat gga aaa gcg acg 5756 Phe Ile Asn Ala Tyr Glu Glu Asp Lys Asn Gly Asp Gly Lys Ala Thr 375 380 385 gtc atc att gca gat tgt tgt gaa cac aac gcc gat act cgg ata ctc 5804 Val Ile Ile Ala Asp Cys Cys Glu His Asn Ala Asp Thr Arg Ile Leu 390 395 400 gat atg ctc cgt ctc gat acc cta cgt tct tcc cat ggt cac gac gtt 5852 Asp Met Leu Arg Leu Asp Thr Leu Arg Ser Ser His Gly His Asp Val 405 410 415 420 tta ccc gat gct agg taatgtatat aagggttact actcaatact catcacctac 5907 Leu Pro Asp Ala Arg 425 atttttcagt tttgattata gctggattaa tgtaatctta tgttagg atc ggg aga 5963 Ile Gly Arg ttc agg ata cca ttg gac ggg agc aaa tac ggg aaa cta gag aca gcc 6011 Phe Arg Ile Pro Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Tyr Gly Lys Leu Glu Thr Ala 430 435 440 gtg gag gca gag aag cat ggg aga gcg atg gat atg tgc agc atc aat 6059 Val Glu Ala Glu Lys His Gly Arg Ala Met Asp Met Cys Ser Ile Asn 445 450 455 460 cct ttg tat ttg ggt caa aaa tac cgt tac gtt tat gca tgc ggt gct 6107 Pro Leu Tyr Leu Gly Gln Lys Tyr Arg Tyr Val Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ala 465 470 475 caa cga cct tgt aac ttc ccc aat gct ctc tcc aag gta acttacatac 6156 Gln Arg Pro Cys Asn Phe Pro Asn Ala Leu Ser Lys Val 480 485 cccaaactat cggtttccaa tattcaatcg ttttgaatga accttttgat aattgtatga 6216 gacaggtt gat att gtg gag aag aaa gtg aag aac tgg cac gag cat ggt 6266 Asp Ile Val Glu Lys Lys Val Lys Asn Trp His Glu His Gly 490 495 500 atg ata cca tct gaa cca ttc ttc gtg cct cga ccc ggt gca acc cat 6314 Met Ile Pro Ser Glu Pro Phe Phe Val Pro Arg Pro Gly Ala Thr His 505 510 515 gag gat gat ggttagttaa aaattcttta gatcttattg gtctttcttc 6363 Glu Asp Asp 520 gacgtgagtt taatagtttt ggttttgtga a gga gtg gtg ata tcg ata gta 6415 Gly Val Val Ile Ser Ile Val 525 agt gaa gaa aat gga gga agc ttt gca atc ttg ctt gat ggg agc tcc 6463 Ser Glu Glu Asn Gly Gly Ser Phe Ala Ile Leu Leu Asp Gly Ser Ser 530 535 540 545 ttt gaa gaa ata gca aga gcc aag ttt ccc tat ggc ctt cct tat ggc 6511 Phe Glu Glu Ile Ala Arg Ala Lys Phe Pro Tyr Gly Leu Pro Tyr Gly 550 555 560 ttg cat ggt tgc tgg atc ccc aaa gat taactacaaa gtctcaacaa 6558 Leu His Gly Cys Trp Ile Pro Lys Asp 565 570 agataccttc attatacaaa acacaacata tgtataatta ataccctctg tgcaggtttt 6618 gtaaattgtt gtcccttata tatgcttttt gtctatatat gtgatgtaca aaaccaaaat 6678 aaaaggaacg gattgtggtg gatacagtta 6708 10 570 PRT Arabidopsis thaliana 10 Met Ala Ser Leu Ile Thr Thr Lys Ala Met Met Ser His His His Val 1 5 10 15 Leu Ser Ser Thr Arg Ile Thr Thr Leu Tyr Ser Asp Asn Ser Ile Gly 20 25 30 Asp Gln Gln Ile Lys Thr Lys Pro Gln Val Pro His Arg Leu Phe Ala 35 40 45 Arg Arg Ile Phe Gly Val Thr Arg Ala Val Ile Asn Ser Ala Ala Pro 50 55 60 Ser Pro Leu Pro Glu Lys Glu Lys Val Glu Gly Glu Arg Arg Cys His 65 70 75 80 Val Ala Trp Thr Ser Val Gln Gln Glu Asn Trp Glu Gly Glu Leu Thr 85 90 95 Val Gln Gly Lys Ile Pro Thr Trp Leu Asn Gly Thr Tyr Leu Arg Asn 100 105 110 Gly Pro Gly Leu Trp Asn Ile Gly Asp His Asp Phe Arg His Leu Phe 115 120 125 Asp Gly Tyr Ser Thr Leu Val Lys Leu Gln Phe Asp Gly Gly Arg Ile 130 135 140 Phe Ala Ala His Arg Leu Leu Glu Ser Asp Ala Tyr Lys Ala Ala Lys 145 150 155 160 Lys His Asn Arg Leu Cys Tyr Arg Glu Phe Ser Glu Thr Pro Lys Ser 165 170 175 Val Ile Ile Asn Lys Asn Pro Phe Ser Gly Ile Gly Glu Ile Val Arg 180 185 190 Leu Phe Ser Gly Glu Ser Leu Thr Asp Asn Ala Asn Thr Gly Val Ile 195 200 205 Lys Leu Gly Asp Gly Arg Val Met Cys Leu Thr Glu Thr Gln Lys Gly 210 215 220 Ser Ile Leu Val Asp His Glu Thr Leu Glu Thr Ile Gly Lys Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Tyr Asp Asp Val Leu Ser Asp His Met Ile Gln Ser Ala His Pro Ile 245 250 255 Val Thr Glu Thr Glu Met Trp Thr Leu Ile Pro Asp Leu Val Lys Pro 260 265 270 Gly Tyr Arg Val Val Arg Met Glu Ala Gly Ser Asn Lys Arg Glu Val 275 280 285 Val Gly Arg Val Arg Cys Arg Ser Gly Ser Trp Gly Pro Gly Trp Val 290 295 300 His Ser Phe Ala Val Thr Glu Asn Tyr Val Val Ile Pro Glu Met Pro 305 310 315 320 Leu Arg Tyr Ser Val Lys Asn Leu Leu Arg Ala Glu Pro Thr Pro Leu 325 330 335 Tyr Lys Phe Glu Trp Cys Pro Gln Asp Gly Ala Phe Ile His Val Met 340 345 350 Ser Lys Leu Thr Gly Glu Val Val Ala Ser Val Glu Val Pro Ala Tyr 355 360 365 Val Thr Phe His Phe Ile Asn Ala Tyr Glu Glu Asp Lys Asn Gly Asp 370 375 380 Gly Lys Ala Thr Val Ile Ile Ala Asp Cys Cys Glu His Asn Ala Asp 385 390 395 400 Thr Arg Ile Leu Asp Met Leu Arg Leu Asp Thr Leu Arg Ser Ser His 405 410 415 Gly His Asp Val Leu Pro Asp Ala Arg Ile Gly Arg Phe Arg Ile Pro 420 425 430 Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Tyr Gly Lys Leu Glu Thr Ala Val Glu Ala Glu 435 440 445 Lys His Gly Arg Ala Met Asp Met Cys Ser Ile Asn Pro Leu Tyr Leu 450 455 460 Gly Gln Lys Tyr Arg Tyr Val Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ala Gln Arg Pro Cys 465 470 475 480 Asn Phe Pro Asn Ala Leu Ser Lys Val Asp Ile Val Glu Lys Lys Val 485 490 495 Lys Asn Trp His Glu His Gly Met Ile Pro Ser Glu Pro Phe Phe Val 500 505 510 Pro Arg Pro Gly Ala Thr His Glu Asp Asp Gly Val Val Ile Ser Ile 515 520 525 Val Ser Glu Glu Asn Gly Gly Ser Phe Ala Ile Leu Leu Asp Gly Ser 530 535 540 Ser Phe Glu Glu Ile Ala Arg Ala Lys Phe Pro Tyr Gly Leu Pro Tyr 545 550 555 560 Gly Leu His Gly Cys Trp Ile Pro Lys Asp 565 570 11 570 PRT Arabidopsis thaliana 11 Met Ala Ser Leu Ile Thr Thr Lys Ala Met Met Ser His His His Val 1 5 10 15 Leu Ser Ser Thr Arg Ile Thr Thr Leu Tyr Ser Asp Asn Ser Ile Gly 20 25 30 Asp Gln Gln Ile Lys Thr Lys Pro Gln Val Pro His Arg Leu Phe Ala 35 40 45 Arg Arg Ile Phe Gly Val Thr Arg Ala Val Ile Asn Ser Ala Ala Pro 50 55 60 Ser Pro Leu Pro Glu Lys Glu Lys Val Glu Gly Glu Arg Arg Cys His 65 70 75 80 Val Ala Trp Thr Ser Val Gln Gln Glu Asn Trp Glu Gly Glu Leu Thr 85 90 95 Val Gln Gly Lys Ile Pro Thr Trp Leu Asn Gly Thr Tyr Leu Arg Asn 100 105 110 Gly Pro Gly Leu Trp Asn Ile Gly Asp His Asp Phe Arg His Leu Phe 115 120 125 Asp Gly Tyr Ser Thr Leu Val Lys Leu Gln Phe Asp Gly Gly Arg Ile 130 135 140 Phe Ala Ala His Arg Leu Leu Glu Ser Asp Ala Tyr Lys Ala Ala Lys 145 150 155 160 Lys His Asn Arg Leu Cys Tyr Arg Glu Phe Ser Glu Thr Pro Lys Ser 165 170 175 Val Ile Ile Asn Lys Asn Pro Phe Ser Gly Ile Gly Glu Ile Val Arg 180 185 190 Leu Phe Ser Gly Glu Ser Leu Thr Asp Asn Ala Asn Thr Gly Val Ile 195 200 205 Lys Leu Gly Asp Gly Arg Val Met Cys Leu Thr Glu Thr Gln Lys Gly 210 215 220 Ser Ile Leu Val Asp His Glu Thr Leu Glu Thr Ile Gly Lys Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Tyr Asp Asp Val Leu Ser Asp His Met Ile Gln Ser Ala His Pro Ile 245 250 255 Val Thr Glu Thr Glu Met Trp Thr Leu Ile Pro Asp Leu Val Lys Pro 260 265 270 Gly Tyr Arg Val Val Arg Met Glu Ala Gly Ser Asn Lys Arg Glu Val 275 280 285 Val Gly Arg Val Arg Cys Arg Ser Gly Ser Trp Gly Pro Gly Trp Val 290 295 300 His Ser Phe Ala Val Thr Glu Asn Tyr Val Val Ile Pro Glu Met Pro 305 310 315 320 Leu Arg Tyr Ser Val Lys Asn Leu Leu Arg Ala Glu Pro Thr Pro Leu 325 330 335 Tyr Lys Phe Glu Trp Cys Pro Gln Asp Gly Ala Phe Ile His Val Met 340 345 350 Ser Lys Leu Thr Gly Glu Val Val Ala Ser Val Glu Val Pro Ala Tyr 355 360 365 Val Thr Phe His Phe Ile Asn Ala Tyr Glu Glu Asp Lys Asn Gly Asp 370 375 380 Gly Lys Ala Thr Val Ile Ile Ala Asp Cys Cys Glu His Asn Ala Asp 385 390 395 400 Thr Arg Ile Leu Asp Met Leu Arg Leu Asp Thr Leu Arg Ser Ser His 405 410 415 Gly His Asp Val Leu Pro Asp Ala Arg Ile Gly Arg Phe Arg Ile Pro 420 425 430 Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Tyr Gly Lys Leu Glu Thr Ala Val Glu Ala Glu 435 440 445 Lys His Gly Arg Ala Met Asp Met Cys Ser Ile Asn Pro Leu Tyr Leu 450 455 460 Gly Gln Lys Tyr Arg Tyr Val Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ala Gln Arg Pro Cys 465 470 475 480 Asn Phe Pro Asn Ala Leu Ser Lys Val Asp Ile Val Glu Lys Lys Val 485 490 495 Lys Asn Trp His Glu His Gly Met Ile Pro Ser Glu Pro Phe Phe Val 500 505 510 Pro Arg Pro Gly Ala Thr His Glu Asp Asp Gly Val Val Ile Ser Ile 515 520 525 Val Ser Glu Glu Asn Gly Gly Ser Phe Ala Ile Leu Leu Asp Gly Ser 530 535 540 Ser Phe Glu Glu Ile Ala Arg Ala Lys Phe Pro Tyr Gly Leu Pro Tyr 545 550 555 560 Gly Leu His Gly Cys Trp Ile Pro Lys Asp 565 570 12 533 PRT Gallus gallus 12 Met Tyr Ser Gln Val Glu His Pro Ala Gly Gly Tyr Lys Lys Leu Phe 1 5 10 15 Glu Thr Val Glu Glu Leu Ser Ser Pro Val Thr Ala His Val Thr Gly 20 25 30 Arg Ile Pro Thr Trp Leu Arg Gly Ser Leu Leu Arg Cys Gly Pro Gly 35 40 45 Leu Phe Glu Val Gly Ala Glu Pro Phe Tyr His Leu Phe Asp Gly Gln 50 55 60 Ala Leu Leu His Lys Phe Asp Phe Lys Glu Gly His Val Thr Tyr His 65 70 75 80 Arg Arg Phe Val Arg Thr Asp Ala Tyr Val Arg Ala Met Thr Glu Lys 85 90 95 Arg Ile Val Ile Thr Glu Phe Gly Thr Tyr Ala Tyr Pro Asp Pro Cys 100 105 110 Lys Asn Ile Phe Ser Arg Phe Phe Ser Tyr Phe Lys Gly Val Glu Val 115 120 125 Thr Asp Asn Ala Leu Val Asn Val Tyr Pro Val Gly Glu Asp Tyr Tyr 130 135 140 Ala Cys Thr Glu Thr Asn Phe Ile Thr Lys Ile Asn Pro Asp Thr Leu 145 150 155 160 Glu Thr Ile Lys Gln Val Asp Leu Cys Lys Tyr Val Ser Val Asn Gly 165 170 175 Ala Thr Ala His Pro His Val Glu Asn Asp Gly Thr Val Tyr Asn Ile 180 185 190 Gly Asn Cys Phe Gly Lys Asn Phe Ser Leu Ala Tyr Asn Ile Ile Arg 195 200 205 Ile Pro Pro Leu Gln Ala Asp Lys Glu Asp Pro Met Asn Lys Ser Glu 210 215 220 Val Val Val Gln Phe Pro Cys Ser Asp Arg Phe Lys Pro Ser Tyr Val 225 230 235 240 His Ser Phe Gly Leu Thr Pro Asn Tyr Ile Val Phe Val Glu Thr Pro 245 250 255 Val Lys Ile Asn Leu Leu Lys Phe Leu Ser Ser Trp Ser Leu Trp Gly 260 265 270 Ala Asn Tyr Met Asp Cys Phe Glu Ser Asn Glu Thr Met Gly Val Trp 275 280 285 Leu His Val Ala Glu Lys Lys Lys Gly Arg Leu Leu Asn Ile Lys Tyr 290 295 300 Arg Thr Ser Ala Phe Asn Leu Phe His His Ile Asn Thr Phe Glu Asp 305 310 315 320 Asn Gly Phe Leu Ile Val Asp Leu Cys Thr Trp Lys Gly Phe Glu Phe 325 330 335 Val Tyr Asn Tyr Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asn Leu Arg Ala Asn Trp Asp Glu 340 345 350 Val Lys Lys Gln Ala Glu Lys Ala Pro Gln Pro Glu Ala Arg Arg Tyr 355 360 365 Val Leu Pro Leu Arg Ile Asp Lys Ala Asp Thr Gly Lys Asn Leu Val 370 375 380 Thr Leu Pro Tyr Thr Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Leu Arg Ser Asp Glu Thr 385 390 395 400 Val Trp Leu Glu Pro Glu Val Ile Phe Ser Gly Pro Arg His Ala Phe 405 410 415 Glu Phe Pro Gln Ile Asn Tyr Lys Lys Tyr Gly Gly Lys Pro Tyr Thr 420 425 430 Tyr Thr Tyr Gly Leu Gly Leu Asn His Phe Val Pro Asp Arg Leu Cys 435 440 445 Lys Leu Asn Val Lys Thr Lys Glu Thr Trp Val Trp Gln Glu Pro Asp 450 455 460 Ser Tyr Pro Ser Glu Pro Ile Phe Val Ser His Pro Asp Ala Leu Glu 465 470 475 480 Glu Asp Asp Gly Val Val Leu Ser Ile Val Ile Ser Pro Gly Ser Gly 485 490 495 Pro Lys Pro Ala Tyr Leu Leu Ile Leu Asn Ala Lys Asp Met Ser Glu 500 505 510 Val Ala Arg Ala Glu Val Glu Val Asn Ile Pro Val Thr Phe His Gly 515 520 525 Leu Phe Lys Arg Ala 530 13 533 PRT Arabidopsis tigrinum 13 Met Thr Asn Arg Val Asp His Pro Ala Gly Gly Tyr Lys Lys Leu Phe 1 5 10 15 Glu Ser Thr Glu Glu Leu Val Ala Pro Val Thr Ala Gln Val Thr Gly 20 25 30 Arg Ile Pro Val Trp Leu Ser Gly Ser Leu Leu Arg Cys Gly Pro Gly 35 40 45 Leu Phe Glu Val Gly Ser Glu Gln Phe Tyr His Leu Phe Asp Gly Gln 50 55 60 Ala Leu Leu His Lys Phe Glu Phe Lys Gly Gly His Val Ile Tyr His 65 70 75 80 Arg Arg Phe Ile Arg Thr Asp Thr Tyr Val Arg Ala Met Thr Glu Lys 85 90 95 Arg Ile Val Ile Thr Glu Phe Gly Thr Phe Ala Phe Pro Asp Pro Cys 100 105 110 Lys Asn Ile Phe Ser Arg Phe Leu Ser Tyr Phe Gln Gly Leu Glu Val 115 120 125 Thr Asp Asn Ala Leu Val Asn Val Tyr Pro Val Gly Glu Asp Tyr Tyr 130 135 140 Ala Cys Thr Glu Thr Asn Tyr Ile Thr Lys Ile Asn Pro Glu Thr Leu 145 150 155 160 Glu Thr Val Lys Lys Val Asp Leu Cys Asn Tyr Val Ser Ile Asn Gly 165 170 175 Val Thr Ala His Pro His Ile Glu His Asp Gly Thr Val Tyr Asn Ile 180 185 190 Gly Asn Cys Phe Gly Lys His Phe Ala Phe Ala Tyr Asn Ile Val Lys 195 200 205 Ile Pro Pro Leu Gln Ala Asp Lys Glu Asp Pro Ile Asn Lys Ala Lys 210 215 220 Val Val Val Gln Phe Pro Cys Ser Glu Arg Phe Lys Pro Ser Tyr Val 225 230 235 240 His Ser Phe Gly Leu Thr Pro Asn Tyr Ile Val Phe Val Glu Gln Pro 245 250 255 Val Lys Ile Asn Leu Phe Lys Phe Leu Ser Ser Trp Ser Ile Trp Gly 260 265 270 Ala Asn Tyr Met Asp Cys Phe Glu Ser His Glu Thr Met Gly Val Trp 275 280 285 Met His Val Ala Glu Lys His Thr Gly Glu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Lys Tyr 290 295 300 Arg Thr Ser Ala Phe Asn Leu Phe His His Ile Asn Thr Tyr Glu Asp 305 310 315 320 His Gly Phe Leu Ile Val Asp Leu Cys Cys Trp Lys Gly Phe Glu Phe 325 330 335 Val Tyr Asn Tyr Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asn Leu Arg Glu Asn Trp Glu Glu 340 345 350 Val Lys Arg Ser Ala Glu Lys Pro Pro Gln Pro Glu Val Arg Arg Tyr 355 360 365 Val Leu Pro Leu Asp Ile His Lys Val Asp Thr Gly Lys Asn Leu Val 370 375 380 Asn Leu Pro Tyr Thr Thr Ala Thr Ala Val Leu Arg Ser Asp Glu Thr 385 390 395 400 Ile Trp Leu Glu Pro Glu Val Leu Phe Ser Gly Pro Arg Gln Ala Phe 405 410 415 Glu Phe Pro Gln Ile Asn Tyr Lys Lys His Gly Gly Lys Asp Tyr Thr 420 425 430 Tyr Ala Tyr Gly Val Gly Leu Asn His Phe Val Pro Asp Arg Leu Ser 435 440 445 Lys Leu Asn Val Lys Thr Lys Glu Thr Trp Val Trp Gln Glu Pro Asp 450 455 460 Thr Tyr Pro Ser Glu Pro Ile Phe Val Ser Gln Pro Asp Ala Ile Glu 465 470 475 480 Glu Asp Asp Gly Val Val Leu Ser Val Val Ile Ser Pro Gly Glu Gly 485 490 495 Gln Lys Pro Ala Phe Leu Leu Ile Leu Asn Ala Lys Asp Met Ser Glu 500 505 510 Ile Ala Arg Ala Glu Val Asp Ser Asn Ile Pro Val Thr Phe His Gly 515 520 525 Met Phe Lys Lys Ala 530 14 615 PRT Unknown Bean 14 Met Pro Ser Pro Ala Ser Asn Thr Trp Ile Asn Thr Thr Leu Pro Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser Cys Ser Ser Pro Phe Lys Asp Leu Ala Ser Thr Ser Ser Ser Pro 20 25 30 Thr Thr Leu Leu Pro Phe Lys Lys Arg Ser Ser Ser Asn Thr Asn Thr 35 40 45 Ile Thr Cys Ser Leu Gln Thr Leu His Tyr Pro Lys Gln Tyr Gln Pro 50 55 60 Thr Ser Thr Ser Thr Thr Thr Thr Pro Thr Pro Ile Lys Pro Thr Thr 65 70 75 80 Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Pro His Arg Glu Thr Lys Pro Leu Ser Asp 85 90 95 Thr Lys Gln Pro Phe Pro Gln Lys Trp Asn Phe Leu Gln Lys Ala Ala 100 105 110 Ala Thr Gly Leu Asp Met Val Glu Thr Ala 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Tyr Asp Val Val Gln Lys 325 330 335 Pro Tyr Leu Lys Tyr Phe Arg Phe Ser Ala Asp Gly Val Lys Ser Pro 340 345 350 Asp Val Glu Ile Pro Leu Lys Glu Pro Thr Met Met His Asp Phe Ala 355 360 365 Ile Thr Glu Asn Phe Val Val Val Pro Asp Gln Gln Val Val Phe Lys 370 375 380 Leu Thr Glu Met Ile Thr Gly Gly Ser Pro Val Val Tyr Asp Lys Asn 385 390 395 400 Lys Thr Ser Arg Phe Gly Ile Leu Asp Lys Asn Ala Lys Asp Ala Asn 405 410 415 Ala Met Arg Trp Ile Asp Ala Pro Glu Cys Phe Cys Phe His Leu Trp 420 425 430 Asn Ala Trp Glu Glu Pro Glu Thr Asp Glu Ile Val Val Ile Gly Ser 435 440 445 Cys Met Thr Pro Ala Asp Ser Ile Phe Asn Glu Cys Asp Glu Ser Leu 450 455 460 Lys Ser Val Leu Ser Glu Ile Arg Leu Asn Leu Arg Thr Gly Lys Ser 465 470 475 480 Thr Arg Arg Pro Ile Ile Ser Asp Ala Glu Gln Val Asn Leu Glu Ala 485 490 495 Gly Met Val Asn Arg Asn Lys Leu Gly Arg Lys Thr Gln Phe Ala Tyr 500 505 510 Leu Ala Leu Ala Glu Pro Trp Pro Lys Val Ser Gly Phe Ala Lys Val 515 520 525 Asp Leu Phe Ser Gly Glu Val Gln Lys Tyr Met Tyr Gly Glu Glu Lys 530 535 540 Phe Gly Gly Glu Pro Leu Phe Leu Pro Asn Gly Glu Glu Glu Gly Asp 545 550 555 560 Gly Tyr Ile Leu Ala Phe Val His Asp Glu Lys Glu Trp Lys Ser Glu 565 570 575 Leu Gln Ile Val Asn Ala Gln Asn Leu Lys Leu Glu Ala Ser Ile Lys 580 585 590 Leu Pro Ser Arg Val Pro Tyr Gly Phe His Gly Thr Phe Ile His Ser 595 600 605 Lys Asp Leu Arg Lys Gln Ala 610 615 15 538 PRT Arabidopsis thaliana 15 Met Ala Glu Lys Leu Ser Asp Gly Ser Ile Ile Ile Ser Val His Pro 1 5 10 15 Arg Pro Ser Lys Gly Phe Ser Ser Lys Leu Leu Asp Leu Leu Glu Arg 20 25 30 Leu Val Val Lys Leu Met His Asp Ala Ser Leu Pro Leu His Tyr Leu 35 40 45 Ser Gly Asn Phe Ala Pro Ile Arg Asp Glu Thr Pro Pro Val Lys Asp 50 55 60 Leu Pro Val His Gly Phe Leu Pro Glu Cys Leu Asn Gly Glu Phe Val 65 70 75 80 Arg Val Gly Pro Asn Pro Lys Phe Asp Ala Val Ala Gly Tyr His Trp 85 90 95 Phe Asp Gly Asp Gly Met Ile His Gly Val Arg Ile Lys Asp Gly Lys 100 105 110 Ala Thr Tyr Val Ser Arg Tyr Val Lys Thr Ser Arg Leu Lys Gln Glu 115 120 125 Glu Phe Phe Gly Ala Ala Lys Phe Met Lys Ile Gly Asp Leu Lys Gly 130 135 140 Phe Phe Gly Leu Leu Met Val Asn Ile Gln Gln Leu Arg Thr Lys Leu 145 150 155 160 Lys Ile Leu Asp Asn Thr Tyr Gly Asn Gly Thr Ala Asn Thr Ala Leu 165 170 175 Val Tyr His His Gly Lys Leu Leu Ala Leu Gln Glu Ala Asp Lys Pro 180 185 190 Tyr Val Ile Lys Val Leu Glu Asp Gly Asp Leu Gln Thr Leu Gly Ile 195 200 205 Ile Asp Tyr Asp Lys Arg Leu Thr His Ser Phe Thr Ala His Pro Lys 210 215 220 Val Asp Pro Val Thr Gly Glu Met Phe Thr Phe Gly Tyr Ser His Thr 225 230 235 240 Pro Pro Tyr Leu Thr Tyr Arg Val Ile Ser Lys Asp Gly Ile Met His 245 250 255 Asp Pro Val Pro Ile Thr Ile Ser Glu Pro Ile Met Met His Asp Phe 260 265 270 Ala Ile Thr Glu Thr Tyr Ala Ile Phe Met Asp Leu Pro Met His Phe 275 280 285 Arg Pro Lys Glu Met Val Lys Glu Lys Lys Met Ile Tyr Ser Phe Asp 290 295 300 Pro Thr Lys Lys Ala Arg Phe Gly Val Leu Pro Arg Tyr Ala Lys Asp 305 310 315 320 Glu Leu Met Ile Arg Trp Phe Glu Leu Pro Asn Cys Phe Ile Phe His 325 330 335 Asn Ala Asn Ala Trp Glu Glu Glu Asp Glu Val Val Leu Ile Thr Cys 340 345 350 Arg Leu Glu Asn Pro Asp Leu Asp Met Val Ser Gly Lys Val Lys Glu 355 360 365 Lys Leu Glu Asn Phe Gly Asn Glu Leu Tyr Glu Met Arg Phe Asn Met 370 375 380 Lys Thr Gly Ser Ala Ser Gln Lys Lys Leu Ser Ala Ser Ala Val Asp 385 390 395 400 Phe Pro Arg Ile Asn Glu Cys Tyr Thr Gly Lys Lys Gln Arg Tyr Val 405 410 415 Tyr Gly Thr Ile Leu Asp Ser Ile Ala Lys Val Thr Gly Ile Ile Lys 420 425 430 Phe Asp Leu His Ala Glu Ala Glu Thr Gly Lys Arg Met Leu Glu Val 435 440 445 Gly Gly Asn Ile Lys Gly Ile Tyr Asp Leu Gly Glu Gly Arg Tyr Gly 450 455 460 Ser Glu Ala Ile Tyr Val Pro Arg Glu Thr Ala Glu Glu Asp Asp Gly 465 470 475 480 Tyr Leu Ile Phe Phe Val His Asp Glu Asn Thr Gly Lys Ser Cys Val 485 490 495 Thr Val Ile Asp Ala Lys Thr Met Ser Ala Glu Pro Val Ala Val Val 500 505 510 Glu Leu Pro His Arg Val Pro Tyr Gly Phe His Ala Leu Phe Val Thr 515 520 525 Glu Glu Gln Leu Gln Glu Gln Thr Leu Ile 530 535 16 490 PRT Synechocystis sp. 16 Met Val Thr Ser Pro Pro Thr Ser Ser Pro Ser Gln Arg Ser Tyr Ser 1 5 10 15 Pro Gln Asp Trp Leu Arg Gly Tyr Gln Ser Gln Pro Gln Glu Trp Asp 20 25 30 Tyr Trp Val Glu Asp Val Glu Gly Ser Ile Pro Pro Asp Leu Gln Gly 35 40 45 Thr Leu Tyr Arg Asn Gly Pro Gly Leu Leu Glu Ile Gly Asp Arg Pro 50 55 60 Leu Lys His Pro Phe Asp Gly Asp Gly Met Val Thr Ala Phe Lys Phe 65 70 75 80 Pro Gly Asp Gly Arg Val His Phe Gln Ser Lys Phe Val Arg Thr Gln 85 90 95 Gly Tyr Val Glu Glu Gln Lys Ala Gly Lys Met Ile Tyr Arg Gly Val 100 105 110 Phe Gly Ser Gln Pro Ala Gly Gly Trp Leu Lys Thr Ile Phe Asp Leu 115 120 125 Arg Leu Lys Asn Ile Ala Asn Thr Asn Ile Thr Tyr Trp Gly Asp Arg 130 135 140 Leu Leu Ala Leu Trp Glu Gly Gly Gln Pro His Arg Leu Glu Pro Ser 145 150 155 160 Asn Leu Ala Thr Ile Gly Leu Asp Asp Leu Gly Gly Ile Leu Ala Glu 165 170 175 Gly Gln Pro Leu Ser Ala His Pro Arg Ile Asp Pro Ala Ser Thr Phe 180 185 190 Asp Gly Gly Gln Pro Cys Tyr Val Thr Phe Ser Ile Lys Ser Ser Leu 195 200 205 Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Leu Glu Leu Asp Pro Gln Gly Lys Leu Leu 210 215 220 Arg Gln Lys Thr Glu Thr Phe Pro Gly Phe Ala Phe Ile His Asp Phe 225 230 235 240 Ala Ile Thr Pro His Tyr Ala Ile Phe Leu Gln Asn Asn Val Thr Leu 245 250 255 Asn Gly Leu Pro Tyr Leu Phe Gly Leu Arg Gly Ala Gly Glu Cys Val 260 265 270 Gln Phe His Pro Asp Lys Pro Ala Gln Ile Ile Leu Val Pro Arg Asp 275 280 285 Gly Gly Glu Ile Lys Arg Ile Pro Val Gln Ala Gly Phe Val Phe His 290 295 300 His Ala Asn Ala Phe Glu Glu Asn Gly Lys Ile Ile Leu Asp Ser Ile 305 310 315 320 Cys Tyr Asn Ser Leu Pro Gln Val Asp Thr Asp Gly Asp Phe Arg Ser 325 330 335 Thr Asn Phe Asp Asn Leu Asp Pro Gly Gln Leu Trp Arg Phe Thr Ile 340 345 350 Asp Pro Ala Ala Ala Thr Val Glu Lys Gln Leu Met Val Ser Arg Cys 355 360 365 Cys Glu Phe Pro Val Val His Pro Gln Gln Val Gly Arg Pro Tyr Arg 370 375 380 Tyr Val Tyr Met Gly Ala Ala His His Ser Thr Gly Asn Ala Pro Leu 385 390 395 400 Gln Ala Ile Leu Lys Val Asp Leu Glu Ser Gly Thr Glu Thr Leu Arg 405 410 415 Ser Phe Ala Pro His Gly Phe Ala Gly Glu Pro Ile Phe Val Pro Arg 420 425 430 Pro Gly Gly Val Ala Glu Asp Asp Gly Trp Leu Leu Cys Leu Ile Tyr 435 440 445 Lys Ala Asp Leu His Arg Ser Glu Leu Val Ile Leu Asp Ala Gln Asp 450 455 460 Ile Thr Ala Pro Ala Ile Ala Thr Leu Lys Leu Lys His His Ile Pro 465 470 475 480 Tyr Pro Leu His Gly Ser Trp Ala Gln Thr 485 490 17 485 PRT Pseudomonas sp. 17 Met Ala His Phe Pro Gln Thr Pro Gly Phe Ser Gly Thr Leu Arg Pro 1 5 10 15 Leu Arg Ile Glu Gly Asp Ile Leu Asp Ile Glu Ile Glu Gly Glu Val 20 25 30 Pro Pro Gln Leu Asn Gly Thr Phe His Arg Val His Pro Asp Ala Gln 35 40 45 Phe Pro Pro Arg Phe Glu Asp Asp Gln Phe Phe Asn Gly Asp Gly Met 50 55 60 Val Ser Leu Phe Arg Phe His Asp Gly Lys Ile Asp Phe Arg Gln Arg 65 70 75 80 Tyr Ala Gln Thr Asp Lys Trp Lys Val Glu Arg Lys Ala Gly Lys Ser 85 90 95 Leu Phe Gly Ala Tyr Arg Asn Pro Leu Thr Asp Asp Ala Ser Val Gln 100 105 110 Gly Met Ile Arg Gly Thr Ala Asn Thr Asn Val Met Val His Ala Gly 115 120 125 Lys Leu Tyr Ala Met Lys Glu Asp Ser Pro Cys Leu Ile Met Asp Pro 130 135 140 Leu Thr Leu Glu Thr Glu Gly Tyr Thr Asn Phe Asp Gly Lys Leu Gln 145 150 155 160 Ser Gln Thr Phe Cys Ala His Pro Lys Ile Asp Pro Val Thr Gly Asn 165 170 175 Leu Cys Ala Phe Ala Tyr Gly Ala Lys Gly Leu Met Thr Leu Asp Met 180 185 190 Ala Tyr Ile Glu Ile Ser Pro Thr Gly Lys Leu Leu Lys Glu Ile Pro 195 200 205 Phe Gln Asn Pro Tyr Tyr Cys Met Met His Asp Phe Gly Val Thr Glu 210 215 220 Asp Tyr Ala Val Phe Ala Val Met Pro Leu Leu Ser Ser Trp Asp Arg 225 230 235 240 Leu Glu Gln Arg Leu Pro Phe Phe Gly Phe Asp Thr Thr Leu Pro Cys 245 250 255 Tyr Leu Gly Ile Leu Pro Arg Asn Gly Asp Ala Arg Asp Leu Arg Trp 260 265 270 Phe Lys Thr Gly Asn Cys Phe Val Gly His Val Met Asn Ala Phe Asn 275 280 285 Asp Gly Thr Lys Val His Ile Asp Met Pro Val Ser Arg Asn Asn Ser 290 295 300 Phe Pro Phe Phe Asp Val His Gly Ala Pro Phe Asp Pro Val Ala Gly 305 310 315 320 Gln Gly Phe Leu Thr Arg Trp Thr Val Asp Met Ala Ser Asn Gly Asp 325 330 335 Ser Phe Glu Lys Thr Glu Arg Leu Phe Asp Arg Pro Asp Glu Phe Pro 340 345 350 Arg Ile Asp Glu Arg Tyr Ala Thr Arg Ala Tyr Arg His Gly Trp Met 355 360 365 Leu Ile Leu Asp Thr Glu Lys Pro Tyr Glu Ala Pro Gly Gly Ala Phe 370 375 380 Tyr Ala Leu Thr Asn Thr Leu Gly His Ile Asp Leu Ala Thr Gly Lys 385 390 395 400 Ser Ser Ser Trp Trp Ala Gly Pro Arg Cys Ala Ile Gln Glu Pro Cys 405 410 415 Phe Ile Pro Arg Ser Pro Asp Ala Pro Glu Gly Asp Gly Tyr Val Ile 420 425 430 Ala Leu Val Asp Asp His Val Ala Asn Tyr Ser Asp Leu Ala Ile Phe 435 440 445 Asp Ala Gln His Val Asp Gln Gly Pro Ile Ala Arg Ala Lys Leu Pro 450 455 460 Val Arg Ile Arg Gln Gly Leu His Gly Asn Trp Ala Asp Ala Ser Arg 465 470 475 480 Leu Ala Val Ala Ala 485 18 526 PRT Gallus gallus 18 Met Glu Thr Ile Phe Asn Arg Asn Lys Glu Glu His Pro Glu Pro Ile 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Glu Val Gln Gly Gln Leu Pro Thr Trp Leu Gln Gly Val Leu 20 25 30 Leu Arg Asn Gly Pro Gly Met His Thr Ile Gly Asp Thr Lys Tyr Asn 35 40 45 His Trp Phe Asp Gly Leu Ala Leu Leu His Ser Phe Thr Phe Lys Asn 50 55 60 Gly Glu Val Tyr Tyr Arg Ser Lys Tyr Leu Arg Ser Asp Thr Tyr Asn 65 70 75 80 Cys Asn Ile Glu Ala Asn Arg Ile Val Val Ser Glu Phe Gly Thr Met 85 90 95 Ala Tyr Pro Asp Pro Cys Lys Asn Ile Phe Ala Lys Ala Phe Ser Tyr 100 105 110 Leu Ser His Thr Ile Pro Glu Phe Thr Asp Asn Cys Leu Ile Asn Ile 115 120 125 Met Lys Thr Gly Asp Asp Tyr Tyr Ala Thr Ser Glu Thr Asn Phe Ile 130 135 140 Arg Lys Ile Asp Pro Gln Thr Leu Glu Thr Leu Asp Lys Val Asp Tyr 145 150 155 160 Ser Lys Tyr Val Ala Val Asn Leu Ala Thr Ser His Pro His Tyr Asp 165 170 175 Ser Ala Gly Asn Ile Leu Asn Met Gly Thr Ser Ile Val Asp Lys Gly 180 185 190 Arg Thr Lys Tyr Val Leu Phe Lys Ile Pro Ser Ser Val Pro Glu Lys 195 200 205 Glu Lys Lys Lys Ser Cys Phe Lys His Leu Glu Val Val Cys Ser Ile 210 215 220 Pro Ser Arg Ser Leu Leu Gln Pro Ser Tyr Tyr His Ser Phe Gly Ile 225 230 235 240 Thr Glu Asn Tyr Ile Val Phe Ile Glu Gln Pro Phe Lys Leu Asp Ile 245 250 255 Val Lys Leu Ala Thr Ala Tyr Ile Arg Gly Val Asn Trp Ala Ser Cys 260 265 270 Leu Ser Phe His Lys Glu Asp Lys Thr Trp Phe His Phe Val Asp Arg 275 280 285 Lys Thr Lys Lys Glu Val Ser Thr Lys Phe Tyr Thr Asp Ala Leu Val 290 295 300 Leu Tyr His His Ile Asn Ala Tyr Glu Glu Asp Gly His Val Val Phe 305 310 315 320 Asp Ile Val Ala Tyr Arg Asp Asn Ser Leu Tyr Asp Met Phe Tyr Leu 325 330 335 Lys Lys Leu Asp Lys Asp Phe Glu Val Asn Asn Lys Leu Thr Ser Ile 340 345 350 Pro Thr Cys Lys Arg Phe Val Val Pro Leu Gln Tyr Asp Lys Asp Ala 355 360 365 Glu Val Gly Ser Asn Leu Val Lys Leu Pro Thr Ser Ala Thr Ala Val 370 375 380 Lys Glu Lys Asp Gly Ser Ile Tyr Cys Gln Pro Glu Ile Leu Cys Glu 385 390 395 400 Gly Ile Glu Leu Pro Arg Val Asn Tyr Asp Tyr Asn Gly Lys Lys Tyr 405 410 415 Lys Tyr Val Tyr Ala Thr Glu Val Gln Trp Ser Pro Val Pro Thr Lys 420 425 430 Ile Ala Lys Leu Asn Val Gln Thr Lys Glu Val Leu His Trp Gly Glu 435 440 445 Asp His Cys Trp Pro Ser Glu Pro Ile Phe Val Pro Ser Pro Asp Ala 450 455 460 Arg Glu Glu Asp Glu Gly Val Val Leu Thr Cys Val Val Val Ser Glu 465 470 475 480 Pro Asn Lys Ala Pro Phe Leu Leu Ile Leu Asp Ala Lys Thr Phe Lys 485 490 495 Glu Leu Gly Arg Ala Thr Val Asn Val Glu Met His Leu Asp Leu His 500 505 510 Gly Met Phe Ile Pro Gln Asn Asp Leu Gly Ala Glu Thr Glu 515 520 525 19 549 PRT Mus musculus 19 Met Glu Ile Ile Phe Gly Gln Asn Lys Lys Glu Gln Leu Glu Pro Val 1 5 10 15 Gln Ala Lys Val Thr Gly Ser Ile Pro Ala Trp Leu Gln Gly Thr Leu 20 25 30 Leu Arg Asn Gly Pro Gly Met His Thr Val Gly Glu Ser Lys Tyr Asn 35 40 45 His Trp Phe Asp Gly Leu Ala Leu Leu His Ser Phe Ser Ile Arg Asp 50 55 60 Gly Glu Val Phe Tyr Arg Ser Lys Tyr Leu Gln Ser Asp Thr Tyr Ile 65 70 75 80 Ala Asn Ile Glu Ala Asn Arg Ile Val Val Ser Glu Phe Gly Thr Met 85 90 95 Ala Tyr Pro Asp Pro Cys Lys Asn Ile Phe Ser Lys Ala Phe Ser Tyr 100 105 110 Leu Ser His Thr Ile Pro Asp Phe Thr Asp Asn Cys Leu Ile Asn Ile 115 120 125 Met Lys Cys Gly Glu Asp Phe Tyr Ala Thr Thr Glu Thr Asn Tyr Ile 130 135 140 Arg Lys Ile Asp Pro Gln Thr Leu Glu Thr Leu Glu Lys Val Asp Tyr 145 150 155 160 Arg Lys Tyr Val Ala Val Asn Leu Ala Thr Ser His Pro His Tyr Asp 165 170 175 Glu Ala Gly Asn Val Leu Asn Met Gly Thr Ser Val Val Asp Lys Gly 180 185 190 Arg Thr Lys Tyr Val Ile Phe Lys Ile Pro Ala Thr Val Pro Asp Ser 195 200 205 Lys Lys Lys Gly Lys Ser Pro Val Lys His Ala Glu Val Phe Cys Ser 210 215 220 Ile Ser Ser Arg Ser Leu Leu Ser Pro Ser Tyr Tyr His Ser Phe Gly 225 230 235 240 Val Thr Glu Asn Tyr Val Val Phe Leu Glu Gln Pro Phe Lys Leu Asp 245 250 255 Ile Leu Lys Met Ala Thr Ala Tyr Met Arg Gly Val Ser Trp Ala Ser 260 265 270 Cys Met Ser Phe Asp Arg Glu Asp Lys Thr Tyr Ile His Ile Ile Asp 275 280 285 Gln Arg Thr Arg Lys Pro Val Pro Thr Lys Phe Tyr Thr Asp Pro Met 290 295 300 Val Val Phe His His Val Asn Ala Tyr Glu Glu Asp Gly Cys Val Leu 305 310 315 320 Phe Asp Val Ile Ala Tyr Glu Asp Ser Ser Leu Tyr Gln Leu Phe Tyr 325 330 335 Leu Ala Asn Leu Asn Lys Asp Phe Glu Glu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ser 340 345 350 Val Pro Thr Leu Arg Arg Phe Ala Val Pro Leu His Val Asp Lys Asp 355 360 365 Ala Glu Val Gly Ser Asn Leu Val Lys Val Ser Ser Thr Thr Ala Thr 370 375 380 Ala Leu Lys Glu Lys Asp Gly His Val Tyr Cys Gln Pro Glu Val Leu 385 390 395 400 Tyr Glu Gly Leu Glu Leu Pro Arg Ile Asn Tyr Ala Tyr Asn Gly Lys 405 410 415 Pro Tyr Arg Tyr Ile Phe Ala Ala Glu Val Gln Trp Ser Pro Val Pro 420 425 430 Thr Lys Ile Leu Lys Tyr Asp Ile Leu Thr Lys Ser Ser Leu Lys Trp 435 440 445 Ser Glu Glu Ser Cys Trp Pro Ala Glu Pro Leu Phe Val Pro Thr Pro 450 455 460 Gly Ala Lys Asp Glu Asp Asp Gly Val Ile Leu Ser Ala Ile Val Ser 465 470 475 480 Thr Asp Pro Gln Lys Leu Pro Phe Leu Leu Ile Leu Asp Ala Lys Ser 485 490 495 Phe Thr Glu Leu Ala Arg Ala Ser Val Asp Ala Asp Met His Leu Asp 500 505 510 Leu His Gly Leu Phe Ile Pro Asp Ala Asp Trp Asn Ala Val Lys Gln 515 520 525 Thr Pro Ala Glu Thr Gln Glu Val Glu Asn Ser Asp His Pro Thr Asp 530 535 540 Pro Gln His Gln Asn 545 20 533 PRT Homo sapiens 20 Met Ser Ile Gln Val Glu His Pro Ala Gly Gly Tyr Lys Lys Leu Phe 1 5 10 15 Glu Thr Val Glu Glu Leu Ser Ser Pro Leu Thr Ala His Val Thr Gly 20 25 30 Arg Ile Pro Leu Trp Leu Thr Gly Ser Leu Leu Arg Cys Gly Pro Gly 35 40 45 Leu Phe Glu Val Gly Ser Glu Pro Phe Tyr His Leu Phe Asp Gly Gln 50 55 60 Ala Leu Leu His Lys Phe Asp Phe Lys Glu Gly His Val Thr Tyr His 65 70 75 80 Arg Arg Phe Ile Arg Thr Asp Ala Tyr Val Arg Ala Met Thr Glu Lys 85 90 95 Arg Ile Val Ile Thr Glu Phe Gly Thr Cys Ala Phe Pro Asp Pro Cys 100 105 110 Lys Asn Ile Phe Ser Arg Phe Phe Ser Tyr Phe Arg Gly Val Glu Val 115 120 125 Thr Asp Asn Ala Leu Val Asn Val Tyr Pro Val Gly Glu Asp Tyr Tyr 130 135 140 Ala Cys Thr Glu Thr Asn Phe Ile Thr Lys Ile Asn Pro Glu Thr Leu 145 150 155 160 Glu Thr Ile Lys Gln Val Asp Leu Cys Asn Tyr Val Ser Val Asn Gly 165 170 175 Ala Thr Ala His Pro His Ile Glu Asn Asp Gly Thr Val Tyr Asn Ile 180 185 190 Gly Asn Cys Phe Gly Lys Asn Phe Ser Ile Ala Tyr Asn Ile Val Lys 195 200 205 Ile Pro Pro Leu Gln Ala Asp Lys Glu Asp Pro Ile Ser Lys Ser Glu 210 215 220 Ile Val Val Gln Phe Pro Cys Ser Asp Arg Phe Lys Pro Ser Tyr Val 225 230 235 240 His Ser Phe Gly Leu Thr Pro Asn Tyr Ile Val Phe Val Glu Thr Pro 245 250 255 Val Lys Ile Asn Leu Phe Lys Phe Leu Ser Ser Trp Ser Leu Trp Gly 260 265 270 Ala Asn Tyr Met Asp Cys Phe Glu Ser Asn Glu Thr Met Gly Val Trp 275 280 285 Leu His Ile Ala Asp Lys Lys Arg Lys Lys Tyr Leu Asn Asn Lys Tyr 290 295 300 Arg Thr Ser Pro Phe Asn Leu Phe His His Ile Asn Thr Tyr Glu Asp 305 310 315 320 Asn Gly Phe Leu Ile Val Asp Leu Cys Cys Trp Lys Gly Phe Glu Phe 325 330 335 Val Tyr Asn Tyr Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asn Leu Arg Glu Asn Trp Glu Glu 340 345 350 Val Lys Lys Asn Ala Arg Lys Ala Pro Gln Pro Glu Val Arg Arg Tyr 355 360 365 Val Leu Pro Leu Asn Ile Asp Lys Ala Asp Thr Gly Lys Asn Leu Val 370 375 380 Thr Leu Pro Asn Thr Thr Ala Thr Ala Ile Leu Cys Ser Asp Glu Thr 385 390 395 400 Ile Trp Leu Glu Pro Glu Val Leu Phe Ser Gly Pro Arg Gln Ala Phe 405 410 415 Glu Phe Pro Gln Ile Asn Tyr Gln Lys Tyr Cys Gly Lys Pro Tyr Thr 420 425 430 Tyr Ala Tyr Gly Leu Gly Leu Asn His Phe Val Pro Asp Arg Leu Cys 435 440 445 Lys Leu Asn Val Lys Thr Lys Glu Thr Trp Val Trp Gln Glu Pro Asp 450 455 460 Ser Tyr Pro Ser Glu Pro Ile Phe Val Ser His Pro Asp Ala Leu Glu 465 470 475 480 Glu Asp Asp Gly Val Val Leu Ser Val Val Val Ser Pro Gly Ala Gly 485 490 495 Gln Lys Pro Ala Tyr Leu Leu Ile Leu Asn Ala Lys Asp Leu Ser Glu 500 505 510 Val Ala Arg Ala Glu Val Glu Ile Asn Ile Pro Val Thr Phe His Gly 515 520 525 Leu Phe Lys Lys Ser 530 21 604 PRT Zea mays 21 Met Gln Gly Leu Ala Pro Pro Thr Ser Val Ser Ile His Arg His Leu 1 5 10 15 Pro Ala Arg Ser Arg Ala Arg Ala Ser Asn Ser Val Arg Phe Ser Pro 20 25 30 Arg Ala Val Ser Ser Val Pro Pro Ala Glu Cys Leu Gln Ala Pro Phe 35 40 45 His Lys Pro Val Ala Asp Leu Pro Ala Pro Ser Arg Lys Pro Ala Ala 50 55 60 Ile Ala Val Pro Gly His Ala Ala Ala Pro Arg Lys Ala Glu Gly Gly 65 70 75 80 Lys Lys Gln Leu Asn Leu Phe Gln Arg Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu Asp 85 90 95 Ala Phe Glu Glu Gly Phe Val Ala Asn Val Leu Glu Arg Pro His Gly 100 105 110 Leu Pro Ser Thr Ala Asp Pro Ala Val Gln Ile Ala Gly Asn Phe Ala 115 120 125 Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Pro Pro Val His Glu Leu Pro Val Ser Gly Arg 130 135 140 Ile Pro Pro Phe Ile Asp Gly Val Tyr Ala Arg Asn Gly Ala Asn Pro 145 150 155 160 Cys Phe Asp Pro Val Ala Gly His His Leu Phe Asp Gly Asp Gly Met 165 170 175 Val His Ala Leu Arg Ile Arg Asn Gly Ala Ala Glu Ser Tyr Ala Cys 180 185 190 Arg Phe Thr Glu Thr Ala Arg Leu Arg Gln Glu Arg Ala Ile Gly Arg 195 200 205 Pro Val Phe Pro Lys Ala Ile Gly Glu Leu His Gly His Ser Gly Ile 210 215 220 Ala Arg Leu Ala Leu Phe Tyr Ala Arg Ala Ala Cys Gly Leu Val Asp 225 230 235 240 Pro Ser Ala Gly Thr Gly Val Ala Asn Ala Gly Leu Val Tyr Phe Asn 245 250 255 Gly Arg Leu Leu Ala Met Ser Glu Asp Asp Leu Pro Tyr His Val Arg 260 265 270 Val Ala Asp Asp Gly Asp Leu Glu Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr Asp Phe Asp 275 280 285 Gly Gln Leu Gly Cys Ala Met Ile Ala His Pro Lys Leu Asp Pro Ala 290 295 300 Thr Gly Glu Leu His Ala Leu Ser Tyr Asp Val Ile Lys Arg Pro Tyr 305 310 315 320 Leu Lys Tyr Phe Tyr Phe Arg Pro Asp Gly Thr Lys Ser Asp Asp Val 325 330 335 Glu Ile Pro Leu Glu Gln Pro Thr Met Ile His Asp Phe Ala Ile Thr 340 345 350 Glu Asn Phe Val Val Val Pro Asp His Gln Val Val Phe Lys Leu Gln 355 360 365 Glu Met Leu Arg Gly Gly Ser Pro Val Val Leu Asp Lys Glu Lys Thr 370 375 380 Ser Arg Phe Gly Val Leu Pro Lys His Ala Ala Asp Ala Ser Glu Met 385 390 395 400 Ala Trp Val Asp Val Pro Asp Cys Phe Cys Phe His Leu Trp Asn Ala 405 410 415 Trp Glu Asp Glu Ala Thr Gly Glu Val Val Val Ile Gly Ser Cys Met 420 425 430 Thr Pro Ala Asp Ser Ile Phe Asn Glu Ser Asp Glu Arg Leu Glu Ser 435 440 445 Val Leu Thr Glu Ile Arg Leu Asp Ala Arg Thr Gly Arg Ser Thr Arg 450 455 460 Arg Ala Val Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Gln Glu Asn Leu Glu Val Gly Met 465 470 475 480 Val Asn Arg Asn Leu Leu Gly Arg Glu Ser Arg Tyr Ala Tyr Leu Ala 485 490 495 Val Ala Glu Pro Trp Pro Lys Glu Ser Gly Phe Ala Lys Glu Asp Leu 500 505 510 Ser Thr Gly Glu Leu Thr Lys Phe Glu Tyr Gly Glu Gly Arg Phe Gly 515 520 525 Gly Glu Pro Cys Phe Val Pro Met Asp Pro Ala Ala Ala His Pro Arg 530 535 540 Gly Glu Asp Asp Gly Tyr Val Leu Thr Phe Val His Asp Glu Arg Ala 545 550 555 560 Gly Thr Ser Glu Leu Leu Val Val Asn Ala Ala Asp Ile Arg Leu Glu 565 570 575 Ala Thr Val Gln Leu Pro Ser Arg Val Pro Phe Gly Phe His Gly Thr 580 585 590 Phe Ile Thr Gly Gln Glu Leu Glu Ala Gln Ala Ala 595 600 22 533 PRT Canis familiaris 22 Met Ser Ile Gln Val Glu His Pro Ala Gly Gly Tyr Lys Lys Leu Phe 1 5 10 15 Glu Thr Val Glu Glu Leu Ser Ser Pro Leu Thr Ala His Val Thr Gly 20 25 30 Arg Ile Pro Leu Trp Leu Thr Gly Ser Leu Leu Arg Cys Gly Pro Gly 35 40 45 Leu Phe Glu Val Gly Ser Glu Pro Phe Tyr His Leu Phe Asp Gly Gln 50 55 60 Ala Leu Leu His Lys Phe Asp Phe Lys Glu Gly His Val Thr Tyr His 65 70 75 80 Arg Arg Phe Ile Arg Thr Asp Ala Tyr Val Arg Ala Met Thr Glu Lys 85 90 95 Arg Ile Val Ile Thr Glu Phe Gly Thr Cys Ala Phe Pro Asp Pro Cys 100 105 110 Lys Asn Ile Phe Ser Arg Phe Phe Ser Tyr Phe Arg Gly Val Glu Val 115 120 125 Thr Asp Asn Ala Leu Val Asn Val Tyr Pro Val Gly Glu Asp Tyr Tyr 130 135 140 Ala Cys Thr Glu Thr Asn Phe Ile Thr Lys Ile Asn Pro Glu Thr Leu 145 150 155 160 Glu Thr Ile Lys Gln Val Asp Leu Cys Asn Tyr Val Ser Val Asn Gly 165 170 175 Ala Thr Ala His Pro His Ile Glu Asn Asp Gly Thr Val Tyr Asn Ile 180 185 190 Gly Asn Cys Phe Gly Lys Asn Phe Ser Ile Ala Tyr Asn Ile Val Lys 195 200 205 Ile Pro Pro Leu Gln Ala Asp Lys Glu Asp Pro Ile Ser Lys Ser Glu 210 215 220 Val Val Val Gln Phe Pro Cys Ser Asp Arg Phe Lys Pro Ser Tyr Val 225 230 235 240 His Ser Phe Gly Leu Thr Pro Asn Tyr Ile Val Phe Val Glu Thr Pro 245 250 255 Val Lys Ile Asn Leu Leu Lys Phe Leu Ser Ser Trp Ser Leu Trp Gly 260 265 270 Ala Asn Tyr Met Asp Cys Phe Glu Ser Asn Glu Thr Met Gly Val Trp 275 280 285 Leu His Ile Ala Asp Lys Lys Arg Lys Lys Tyr Leu Asn Asn Lys Tyr 290 295 300 Arg Thr Ser Ser Phe Asn Leu Phe His His Ile Asn Thr Tyr Glu Asp 305 310 315 320 Asn Glu Phe Leu Ile Val Asp Leu Cys Cys Trp Lys Gly Phe Glu Phe 325 330 335 Val Tyr Asn Tyr Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asn Leu Arg Glu Asn Trp Glu Glu 340 345 350 Val Lys Lys Asn Ala Arg Lys Ala Pro Gln Pro Glu Val Arg Arg Tyr 355 360 365 Val Leu Pro Leu Asn Ile Asp Lys Ala Asp Thr Gly Lys Asn Leu Val 370 375 380 Thr Leu Pro Asn Thr Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Leu Arg Ser Asp Glu Thr 385 390 395 400 Ile Trp Leu Glu Pro Glu Val Leu Phe Ser Gly Pro Arg Gln Ala Phe 405 410 415 Glu Phe Pro Gln Ile Asn Tyr Gln Lys Ser Gly Gly Lys Pro Tyr Thr 420 425 430 Tyr Ala Tyr Gly Leu Gly Leu Asn His Phe Val Pro Asp Arg Leu Cys 435 440 445 Lys Leu Asn Val Lys Thr Lys Glu Thr Trp Val Trp Gln Glu Pro Asp 450 455 460 Ser Tyr Pro Ser Glu Pro Ile Phe Val Ser His Pro Asp Ala Leu Glu 465 470 475 480 Glu Asp Asp Gly Val Val Leu Ser Val Val Val Ser Pro Gly Ala Gly 485 490 495 Gln Lys Pro Ala Tyr Leu Leu Ile Leu Asn Ala Lys Asp Leu Ser Glu 500 505 510 Val Ala Arg Ala Glu Val Glu Ile Asn Ile Pro Val Thr Phe His Gly 515 520 525 Leu Phe Lys Lys Ser 530 23 608 PRT Lycopersicon esculentum 23 Asn Cys Glu Met Ala Thr Thr Thr Ser His Ala Thr Asn Thr Trp Ile 1 5 10 15 Lys Thr Lys Leu Ser Met Pro Ser Ser Lys Glu Phe Gly Phe Ala Ser 20 25 30 Asn Ser Ile Ser Leu Leu Lys Asn Gln His Asn Arg Gln Ser Leu Asn 35 40 45 Ile Asn Ser Ser Leu Gln Ala Pro Pro Ile Leu His Phe Pro Lys Gln 50 55 60 Ser Ser Asn Tyr Gln Thr Pro Lys Asn Asn Thr Ile Ser His Pro Lys 65 70 75 80 Gln Glu Asn Asn Asn Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Thr Ser Lys Trp Asn Leu 85 90 95 Val Gln Lys Ala Ala Ala Met Ala Leu Asp Ala Val Glu Ser Ala Leu 100 105 110 Thr Lys His Glu Leu Glu His Pro Leu Pro Lys Thr Ala Asp Pro Arg 115 120 125 Val Gln Ile Ser Gly Asn Phe Ala Pro Val Pro Glu Asn Pro Val Cys 130 135 140 Gln Ser Leu Pro Val Thr Gly Lys Ile Pro Lys Cys Val Gln Gly Val 145 150 155 160 Tyr Val Arg Asn Gly Ala Asn Pro Leu Phe Glu Pro Thr Ala Gly His 165 170 175 His Phe Phe Asp Gly Asp Gly Met Val His Ala Val Gln Phe Lys Asn 180 185 190 Gly Ser Ala Ser Tyr Ala Cys Arg Phe Thr Glu Thr Glu Arg Leu Val 195 200 205 Gln Glu Lys Ala Leu Gly Arg Pro Val Phe Pro Lys Ala Ile Gly Glu 210 215 220 Leu His Gly His Ser Gly Ile Ala Arg Leu Met Leu Phe Tyr Ala Arg 225 230 235 240 Gly Leu Phe Gly Leu Val Asp His Ser Lys Gly Thr Gly Val Ala Asn 245 250 255 Ala Gly Leu Val Tyr Phe Asn Asn Arg Leu Leu Ala Met Ser Glu Asp 260 265 270 Asp Leu Pro Tyr His Val Lys Val Thr Pro Thr Gly Asp Leu Lys Thr 275 280 285 Glu Gly Arg Phe Asp Phe Asp Gly Gln Leu Lys Ser Thr Met Ile Ala 290 295 300 His Pro Lys Leu Asp Pro Val Ser Gly Glu Leu Phe Ala Leu Ser Tyr 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Ile Gln Lys Pro Tyr Leu Lys Tyr Phe Arg Phe Ser Lys Asn 325 330 335 Gly Glu Lys Ser Asn Asp Val Glu Ile Pro Val Glu Asp Pro Thr Met 340 345 350 Met His Asp Phe Ala Ile Thr Glu Asn Phe Val Val Ile Pro Asp Gln 355 360 365 Gln Val Val Phe Lys Met Ser Glu Met Ile Arg Gly Gly Ser Pro Val 370 375 380 Val Tyr Asp Lys Asn Lys Val Ser Arg Phe Gly Ile Leu Asp Lys Tyr 385 390 395 400 Ala Lys Asp Gly Ser Asp Leu Lys Trp Val Glu Val Pro Asp Cys Phe 405 410 415 Cys Phe His Leu Trp Asn Ala Trp Glu Glu Ala Glu Thr Asp Glu Ile 420 425 430 Val Val Ile Gly Ser Cys Met Thr Pro Pro Asp Ser Ile Phe Asn Glu 435 440 445 Cys Asp Glu Gly Leu Lys Ser Val Leu Ser Glu Ile Arg Leu Asn Leu 450 455 460 Lys Thr Gly Lys Ser Thr Arg Lys Ser Ile Ile Glu Asn Pro Asp Glu 465 470 475 480 Gln Val Asn Leu Glu Ala Gly Met Val Asn Arg Asn Lys Leu Gly Arg 485 490 495 Lys Thr Glu Tyr Ala Tyr Leu Ala Ile Ala Glu Pro Trp Pro Lys Val 500 505 510 Ser Gly Phe Ala Lys Val Asn Leu Phe Thr Gly Glu Val Glu Lys Phe 515 520 525 Ile Tyr Gly Asp Asn Lys Tyr Gly Gly Glu Pro Leu Phe Leu Pro Arg 530 535 540 Asp Pro Asn Ser Lys Glu Glu Asp Asp Gly Tyr Ile Leu Ala Phe Val 545 550 555 560 His Asp Glu Lys Glu Trp Lys Ser Glu Leu Gln Ile Val Asn Ala Met 565 570 575 Ser Leu Lys Leu Glu Ala Thr Val Lys Leu Pro Ser Arg Val Pro Tyr 580 585 590 Gly Phe His Gly Thr Phe Ile Asn Ala Asn Asp Leu Ala Asn Gln Ala 595 600 605 24 286 PRT Artificial sequence Consensus sequence 24 Val Pro Val Ala Val Gly Ile Pro Trp Leu Gly Ser Leu Leu Arg Gly 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Leu Val Gly Phe His Phe Asp Gly Ala Leu Phe Asp Phe Gly 20 25 30 Val Tyr Arg Ile Arg Thr Asp Tyr Ile Gly Asn Arg Ile Val Glu Phe 35 40 45 Gly Ala Phe Pro Asp Pro Cys Lys Asn Ile Phe Ser Arg Phe Thr Asp 50 55 60 Asn Gly Leu Val Val Val Lys Val Gly Glu Tyr Ala Cys Thr Glu Thr 65 70 75 80 Asn Ile Ile Pro Thr Leu Glu Thr Ile Asp Leu Arg Val Ser Val Asn 85 90 95 Gly Thr Ala His Pro Leu Val Asp Gly Val Asn Ile Gly Tyr Leu Ala 100 105 110 Tyr Ile Lys Ile Pro Leu Ile Lys Glu Val Gln Leu Ser Pro Tyr His 115 120 125 Ser Phe Gly Leu Thr Asn Tyr Ile Val Val Glu Pro Lys Leu Leu Lys 130 135 140 Phe Ser Ile Tyr Cys Thr Met Trp Phe His Ile Glu Leu Asn Val Phe 145 150 155 160 Arg Met Val Phe His Ile Asn Tyr Glu Asp Leu Ile Asp Leu Leu Val 165 170 175 Met Tyr Leu Leu Phe His Asn Ala Arg Arg Tyr Val Ile Pro Leu Ile 180 185 190 Lys Ala Asp Thr Asn Val Thr Ala Leu Arg Asp Thr Val Leu Gly Glu 195 200 205 Phe Pro Ile Asn Tyr Gly Lys Tyr Arg Tyr Ala Tyr Gly Leu Asn Pro 210 215 220 Val Pro Leu Lys Leu Asp Leu Thr Lys Glu Trp Trp Glu Tyr Pro Ser 225 230 235 240 Glu Pro Ile Phe Val Pro Pro Ala Glu Glu Asp Asp Gly Val Val Leu 245 250 255 Ser Val Val Glu Ser Phe Leu Leu Ile Leu Asn Ala Lys Leu Ser Glu 260 265 270 Val Ala Arg Ala Leu Ile Pro Phe His Gly Leu Phe Ile Ala 275 280 285 25 20 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 25 cagcctcact tagcgtaagc 20 26 26 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 26 attaaaagcg tcggtttcat cgggac 26 27 22 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 27 tcggcttatt tcagtaagag tg 22 28 22 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 28 ctagcatgat gtgagcctga ac 22 29 21 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 29 atggcttctt tgatcacaac c 21 30 20 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 30 ttaatctttg gggatccagc 20 31 26 PRT Arabidopsis thaliana 31 Thr Tyr Ile Pro Gln Thr Ile Gly Phe Gln Tyr Ser Ile Val Leu Asn 1 5 10 15 Glu Pro Phe Asp Asn Cys Met Arg Gln Val 20 25 32 32 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 32 gagagaggat cccgagtttt tttttttttt tt 32 33 20 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 33 ttaatctttg gggatccagc 20 34 28 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 34 tataagcttg cttgctttgt ggggaaac 28 35 27 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 35 ttaggatccg tgatcaaaga agccatc 27 36 26 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 36 ctctagagtt ttctaaatgg acgatg 26 37 28 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 37 gccatggtgg cagagttttt ttcttttc 28 38 22 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 38 gggatccagg atggcttctt tg 22 39 25 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 39 accatgggtt gaacgtaggg tatcg 25 40 24 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 40 tccatggctt ctttgatcac aacc 24 41 20 DNA Artificial sequence Primer 41 gtagttaatc tttggggatc 20 42 1791 DNA Arabidopsis thaliana CDS (1)..(1788) 42 atg gct tct ttg atc aca acc aaa gca atg atg agt cat cat cat gtt 48 Met Ala Ser Leu Ile Thr Thr Lys Ala Met Met Ser His His His Val 1 5 10 15 ttg tcg tca act aga atc act act ctt tat tcc gac aat tcc atc ggc 96 Leu Ser Ser Thr Arg Ile Thr Thr Leu Tyr Ser Asp Asn Ser Ile Gly 20 25 30 gat caa caa ata aaa aca aaa cct caa gtc cct cac cgg tta ttt gct 144 Asp Gln Gln Ile Lys Thr Lys Pro Gln Val Pro His Arg Leu Phe Ala 35 40 45 cgg agg atc ttc ggt gta acc aga gct gta att aat tca gcg gca ccg 192 Arg Arg Ile Phe Gly Val Thr Arg Ala Val Ile Asn Ser Ala Ala Pro 50 55 60 tct ccg ttg ccg gag aaa gag aag gtg gaa ggt gag aga cgg tgt cat 240 Ser Pro Leu Pro Glu Lys Glu Lys Val Glu Gly Glu Arg Arg Cys His 65 70 75 80 gtt gcg tgg aca agt gta caa caa gag aat tgg gag ggt gaa ctt act 288 Val Ala Trp Thr Ser Val Gln Gln Glu Asn Trp Glu Gly Glu Leu Thr 85 90 95 gtc caa gga aag ata ccc act tgg ctg aat ggt acg tac cta aga aac 336 Val Gln Gly Lys Ile Pro Thr Trp Leu Asn Gly Thr Tyr Leu Arg Asn 100 105 110 ggt cct ggt cta tgg aac att gga gac cac gat ttc cgg cat ctc ttc 384 Gly Pro Gly Leu Trp Asn Ile Gly Asp His Asp Phe Arg His Leu Phe 115 120 125 gac ggc tac tcc aca ctc gtc aag ctt caa ttc gat ggc ggt cgt ata 432 Asp Gly Tyr Ser Thr Leu Val Lys Leu Gln Phe Asp Gly Gly Arg Ile 130 135 140 ttc gcc gcc cac cgt ctc ctt gaa tcc gac gct tac aaa gcc gcc aag 480 Phe Ala Ala His Arg Leu Leu Glu Ser Asp Ala Tyr Lys Ala Ala Lys 145 150 155 160 aaa cac aat agg ctt tgt tac cgt gaa ttc tcc gag act cca aaa tcg 528 Lys His Asn Arg Leu Cys Tyr Arg Glu Phe Ser Glu Thr Pro Lys Ser 165 170 175 gtg atc ata aac aaa aac cct ttc tcc ggg atc gga gaa atc gtc agg 576 Val Ile Ile Asn Lys Asn Pro Phe Ser Gly Ile Gly Glu Ile Val Arg 180 185 190 ctt ttc tcc gga gag tct tta acg gac aac gcc aac acc gga gtg atc 624 Leu Phe Ser Gly Glu Ser Leu Thr Asp Asn Ala Asn Thr Gly Val Ile 195 200 205 aaa ctc ggt gac ggg cgg gtc atg tgt ctg acg gag act caa aaa gga 672 Lys Leu Gly Asp Gly Arg Val Met Cys Leu Thr Glu Thr Gln Lys Gly 210 215 220 tcg att tta gtc gac cat gag acg cta gag acg atc ggg aaa ttt gag 720 Ser Ile Leu Val Asp His Glu Thr Leu Glu Thr Ile Gly Lys Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 tac gac gac gta ttg tcc gat cat atg atc caa tca gcg cat ccg ata 768 Tyr Asp Asp Val Leu Ser Asp His Met Ile Gln Ser Ala His Pro Ile 245 250 255 gtg acg gag acg gag atg tgg acg ttg ata ccg gat ttg gtt aaa ccg 816 Val Thr Glu Thr Glu Met Trp Thr Leu Ile Pro Asp Leu Val Lys Pro 260 265 270 ggt tat cgg gtc gtg agg atg gaa gcc ggg tcg aat aaa aga gag gtt 864 Gly Tyr Arg Val Val Arg Met Glu Ala Gly Ser Asn Lys Arg Glu Val 275 280 285 gtg ggg cgg gtg agg tgt cga agt ggg tcg tgg gga ccc ggt tgg gtc 912 Val Gly Arg Val Arg Cys Arg Ser Gly Ser Trp Gly Pro Gly Trp Val 290 295 300 cat tcg ttt gcg gtg acg gag aat tat gtt gta ata ccg gaa atg ccc 960 His Ser Phe Ala Val Thr Glu Asn Tyr Val Val Ile Pro Glu Met Pro 305 310 315 320 ctg aga tat tcg gtg aag aat ctt ctt aga gct gag ccg acg cca ctt 1008 Leu Arg Tyr Ser Val Lys Asn Leu Leu Arg Ala Glu Pro Thr Pro Leu 325 330 335 tac aag ttc gag tgg tgt ccc caa gac gga gct ttt att cat gtc atg 1056 Tyr Lys Phe Glu Trp Cys Pro Gln Asp Gly Ala Phe Ile His Val Met 340 345 350 tcc aaa ctc acc gga gaa gtc gtg gct agc gtg gag gtt cca gca tac 1104 Ser Lys Leu Thr Gly Glu Val Val Ala Ser Val Glu Val Pro Ala Tyr 355 360 365 gta acg ttt cac ttc ata aac gcg tat gaa gaa gat aaa aat ggc gat 1152 Val Thr Phe His Phe Ile Asn Ala Tyr Glu Glu Asp Lys Asn Gly Asp 370 375 380 gga aaa gcg acg gtc atc att gca gat tgt tgt gaa cac aac gcc gat 1200 Gly Lys Ala Thr Val Ile Ile Ala Asp Cys Cys Glu His Asn Ala Asp 385 390 395 400 act cgg ata ctc gat atg ctc cgt ctc gat acc cta cgt tct tcc cat 1248 Thr Arg Ile Leu Asp Met Leu Arg Leu Asp Thr Leu Arg Ser Ser His 405 410 415 ggt cac gac gtt tta ccc gat gct agg atc ggg aga ttc agg ata cca 1296 Gly His Asp Val Leu Pro Asp Ala Arg Ile Gly Arg Phe Arg Ile Pro 420 425 430 ttg gac ggg agc aaa tac ggg aaa cta gag aca gcc gtg gag gca gag 1344 Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Tyr Gly Lys Leu Glu Thr Ala Val Glu Ala Glu 435 440 445 aag cat ggg aga gcg atg gat atg tgc agc atc aat cct ttg tat ttg 1392 Lys His Gly Arg Ala Met Asp Met Cys Ser Ile Asn Pro Leu Tyr Leu 450 455 460 ggt caa aaa tac cgt tac gtt tat gca tgc ggt gct caa cga cct tgt 1440 Gly Gln Lys Tyr Arg Tyr Val Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ala Gln Arg Pro Cys 465 470 475 480 aac ttc ccc aat gct ctc tcc aag gta act tac ata ccc caa act atc 1488 Asn Phe Pro Asn Ala Leu Ser Lys Val Thr Tyr Ile Pro Gln Thr Ile 485 490 495 ggt ttc caa tat tca atc gtt ttg aat gaa cct ttt gat aat tgt atg 1536 Gly Phe Gln Tyr Ser Ile Val Leu Asn Glu Pro Phe Asp Asn Cys Met 500 505 510 aga cag gtt gat att gtg gag aag aaa gtg aag aac tgg cac gag cat 1584 Arg Gln Val Asp Ile Val Glu Lys Lys Val Lys Asn Trp His Glu His 515 520 525 ggt atg ata cca tct gaa cca ttc ttc gtg cct cga ccc ggt gca acc 1632 Gly Met Ile Pro Ser Glu Pro Phe Phe Val Pro Arg Pro Gly Ala Thr 530 535 540 cat gag gat gat gga gtg gtg ata tcg ata gta agt gaa gaa aat gga 1680 His Glu Asp Asp Gly Val Val Ile Ser Ile Val Ser Glu Glu Asn Gly 545 550 555 560 gga agc ttt gca atc ttg ctt gat ggg agc tcc ttt gaa gaa ata gca 1728 Gly Ser Phe Ala Ile Leu Leu Asp Gly Ser Ser Phe Glu Glu Ile Ala 565 570 575 aga gcc aag ttt ccc tat ggc ctt cct tat ggc ttg cat ggt tgc tgg 1776 Arg Ala Lys Phe Pro Tyr Gly Leu Pro Tyr Gly Leu His Gly Cys Trp 580 585 590 atc ccc aaa gat taa 1791 Ile Pro Lys Asp 595 43 596 PRT Arabidopsis thaliana 43 Met Ala Ser Leu Ile Thr Thr Lys Ala Met Met Ser His His His Val 1 5 10 15 Leu Ser Ser Thr Arg Ile Thr Thr Leu Tyr Ser Asp Asn Ser Ile Gly 20 25 30 Asp Gln Gln Ile Lys Thr Lys Pro Gln Val Pro His Arg Leu Phe Ala 35 40 45 Arg Arg Ile Phe Gly Val Thr Arg Ala Val Ile Asn Ser Ala Ala Pro 50 55 60 Ser Pro Leu Pro Glu Lys Glu Lys Val Glu Gly Glu Arg Arg Cys His 65 70 75 80 Val Ala Trp Thr Ser Val Gln Gln Glu Asn Trp Glu Gly Glu Leu Thr 85 90 95 Val Gln Gly Lys Ile Pro Thr Trp Leu Asn Gly Thr Tyr Leu Arg Asn 100 105 110 Gly Pro Gly Leu Trp Asn Ile Gly Asp His Asp Phe Arg His Leu Phe 115 120 125 Asp Gly Tyr Ser Thr Leu Val Lys Leu Gln Phe Asp Gly Gly Arg Ile 130 135 140 Phe Ala Ala His Arg Leu Leu Glu Ser Asp Ala Tyr Lys Ala Ala Lys 145 150 155 160 Lys His Asn Arg Leu Cys Tyr Arg Glu Phe Ser Glu Thr Pro Lys Ser 165 170 175 Val Ile Ile Asn Lys Asn Pro Phe Ser Gly Ile Gly Glu Ile Val Arg 180 185 190 Leu Phe Ser Gly Glu Ser Leu Thr Asp Asn Ala Asn Thr Gly Val Ile 195 200 205 Lys Leu Gly Asp Gly Arg Val Met Cys Leu Thr Glu Thr Gln Lys Gly 210 215 220 Ser Ile Leu Val Asp His Glu Thr Leu Glu Thr Ile Gly Lys Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Tyr Asp Asp Val Leu Ser Asp His Met Ile Gln Ser Ala His Pro Ile 245 250 255 Val Thr Glu Thr Glu Met Trp Thr Leu Ile Pro Asp Leu Val Lys Pro 260 265 270 Gly Tyr Arg Val Val Arg Met Glu Ala Gly Ser Asn Lys Arg Glu Val 275 280 285 Val Gly Arg Val Arg Cys Arg Ser Gly Ser Trp Gly Pro Gly Trp Val 290 295 300 His Ser Phe Ala Val Thr Glu Asn Tyr Val Val Ile Pro Glu Met Pro 305 310 315 320 Leu Arg Tyr Ser Val Lys Asn Leu Leu Arg Ala Glu Pro Thr Pro Leu 325 330 335 Tyr Lys Phe Glu Trp Cys Pro Gln Asp Gly Ala Phe Ile His Val Met 340 345 350 Ser Lys Leu Thr Gly Glu Val Val Ala Ser Val Glu Val Pro Ala Tyr 355 360 365 Val Thr Phe His Phe Ile Asn Ala Tyr Glu Glu Asp Lys Asn Gly Asp 370 375 380 Gly Lys Ala Thr Val Ile Ile Ala Asp Cys Cys Glu His Asn Ala Asp 385 390 395 400 Thr Arg Ile Leu Asp Met Leu Arg Leu Asp Thr Leu Arg Ser Ser His 405 410 415 Gly His Asp Val Leu Pro Asp Ala Arg Ile Gly Arg Phe Arg Ile Pro 420 425 430 Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Tyr Gly Lys Leu Glu Thr Ala Val Glu Ala Glu 435 440 445 Lys His Gly Arg Ala Met Asp Met Cys Ser Ile Asn Pro Leu Tyr Leu 450 455 460 Gly Gln Lys Tyr Arg Tyr Val Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ala Gln Arg Pro Cys 465 470 475 480 Asn Phe Pro Asn Ala Leu Ser Lys Val Thr Tyr Ile Pro Gln Thr Ile 485 490 495 Gly Phe Gln Tyr Ser Ile Val Leu Asn Glu Pro Phe Asp Asn Cys Met 500 505 510 Arg Gln Val Asp Ile Val Glu Lys Lys Val Lys Asn Trp His Glu His 515 520 525 Gly Met Ile Pro Ser Glu Pro Phe Phe Val Pro Arg Pro Gly Ala Thr 530 535 540 His Glu Asp Asp Gly Val Val Ile Ser Ile Val Ser Glu Glu Asn Gly 545 550 555 560 Gly Ser Phe Ala Ile Leu Leu Asp Gly Ser Ser Phe Glu Glu Ile Ala 565 570 575 Arg Ala Lys Phe Pro Tyr Gly Leu Pro Tyr Gly Leu His Gly Cys Trp 580 585 590 Ile Pro Lys Asp 595 44 10 PRT Artificial sequence MAX4 GUS fusion sequence 44 Met Ala Ser Leu Ile Thr Asp Leu Thr Ser 1 5 10 45 33 DNA Artificial sequence MAX4 GUS fusion sequence 45 atggcttctt tgatcacgga tctgactagt tta 33 46 569 PRT Arabidopsis thaliana 46 Met Ala Ser Leu Ile Thr Thr Lys Ala Met Met Ser His His His Val 1 5 10 15 Leu Ser Ser Thr Arg Ile Thr Thr Leu Tyr Ser Asp Asn Ser Ile Gly 20 25 30 Asp Gln Gln Ile Lys Thr Lys Pro Gln Val Pro His Arg Leu Phe Ala 35 40 45 Arg Arg Ile Phe Gly Val Thr Arg Ala Val Ile Asn Ser Ala Ala Pro 50 55 60 Ser Pro Leu Pro Glu Lys Glu Lys Val Glu Gly Glu Arg Arg Cys His 65 70 75 80 Val Ala Trp Thr Ser Val Gln Gln Glu Asn Trp Glu Gly Glu Leu Thr 85 90 95 Val Gln Gly Lys Ile Pro Thr Trp Leu Asn Gly Thr Tyr Leu Arg Asn 100 105 110 Gly Pro Gly Leu Trp Asn Ile Gly Asp His Asp Phe Arg His Leu Phe 115 120 125 Asp Gly Tyr Ser Thr Leu Val Lys Leu Gln Phe Asp Gly Gly Arg Ile 130 135 140 Phe Ala Ala His Arg Leu Leu Glu Ser Asp Ala Tyr Lys Ala Ala Lys 145 150 155 160 Lys His Asn Arg Leu Cys Tyr Arg Glu Phe Ser Glu Thr Pro Lys Ser 165 170 175 Val Ile Ile Asn Lys Asn Pro Phe Ser Gly Ile Gly Glu Ile Val Arg 180 185 190 Leu Phe Ser Gly Glu Ser Leu Thr Asp Asn Ala Asn Thr Gly Val Ile 195 200 205 Lys Leu Gly Asp Gly Arg Val Met Cys Leu Thr Glu Thr Gln Lys Gly 210 215 220 Ser Ile Leu Val Asp His Glu Thr Leu Glu Thr Ile Gly Lys Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Tyr Asp Asp Val Leu Ser Asp His Met Ile Gln Ser Ala His Pro Ile 245 250 255 Val Thr Glu Thr Glu Met Trp Thr Leu Ile Pro Asp Leu Val Lys Pro 260 265 270 Gly Tyr Arg Val Val Arg Met Glu Ala Gly Ser Asn Lys Arg Glu Val 275 280 285 Val Gly Arg Val Arg Cys Arg Ser Gly Ser Trp Gly Pro Gly Trp Val 290 295 300 His Ser Phe Ala Val Thr Glu Asn Tyr Val Val Ile Pro Glu Met Pro 305 310 315 320 Leu Arg Tyr Ser Val Lys Asn Leu Leu Arg Ala Glu Pro Thr Pro Leu 325 330 335 Tyr Lys Phe Glu Trp Cys Pro Gln Asp Gly Ala Phe Ile His Val Met 340 345 350 Ser Lys Leu Thr Gly Glu Val Val Ala Ser Val Glu Val Pro Ala Tyr 355 360 365 Val Thr Phe His Phe Ile Asn Ala Tyr Glu Glu Asp Lys Asn Gly Asp 370 375 380 Gly Lys Ala Thr Val Ile Ile Ala Asp Cys Cys Glu His Asn Ala Asp 385 390 395 400 Thr Arg Ile Leu Asp Met Leu Arg Leu Asp Thr Leu Arg Ser Ser His 405 410 415 Gly His Asp Val Leu Pro Asp Ala Arg Ile Gly Arg Phe Arg Ile Pro 420 425 430 Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Tyr Gly Lys Leu Glu Thr Ala Val Glu Ala Glu 435 440 445 Lys His Gly Arg Ala Met Asp Met Cys Ser Ile Asn Pro Leu Tyr Leu 450 455 460 Gly Gln Lys Tyr Arg Tyr Val Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ala Gln Arg Pro Cys 465 470 475 480 Asn Phe Pro Asn Ala Leu Ser Lys Val Asp Ile Val Glu Lys Lys Val 485 490 495 Lys Asn Trp His Glu His Gly Met Ile Pro Ser Glu Pro Phe Phe Val 500 505 510 Pro Arg Pro Gly Ala Thr His Glu Asp Asp Gly Val Val Ile Ser Ile 515 520 525 Val Ser Glu Glu Asn Gly Gly Ser Phe Ala Ile Leu Leu Asp Gly Ser 530 535 540 Ser Phe Glu Glu Ile Ala Arg Ala Lys Phe Pro Tyr Gly Leu Pro Tyr 545 550 555 560 Gly Leu His Gly Cys Trp Ile Pro Lys 565 47 286 PRT Artificial sequence Consensus sequence 47 Val Pro Val Ala Val Gly Ile Pro Trp Leu Gly Ser Leu Leu Arg Gly 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Leu Val Gly Phe His Phe Asp Gly Ala Leu Phe Asp Phe Gly 20 25 30 Val Tyr Arg Ile Arg Thr Asp Tyr Ile Gly Asn Arg Ile Val Glu Phe 35 40 45 Gly Ala Phe Pro Asp Pro Cys Lys Asn Ile Phe Ser Arg Phe Thr Asp 50 55 60 Asn Gly Leu Val Val Val Lys Val Gly Glu Tyr Ala Cys Thr Glu Thr 65 70 75 80 Asn Ile Ile Pro Thr Leu Glu Thr Ile Asp Leu Arg Val Ser Val Asn 85 90 95 Gly Thr Ala His Pro Leu Val Asp Gly Val Asn Ile Gly Tyr Leu Ala 100 105 110 Tyr Ile Lys Ile Pro Leu Ile Lys Glu Val Gln Leu Ser Pro Tyr His 115 120 125 Ser Phe Gly Leu Thr Asn Tyr Ile Val Val Glu Pro Lys Leu Leu Lys 130 135 140 Phe Ser Ile Tyr Cys Thr Met Trp Phe His Ile Glu Leu Asn Val Phe 145 150 155 160 Arg Met Val Phe His Ile Asn Tyr Glu Asp Leu Ile Asp Leu Leu Val 165 170 175 Met Tyr Leu Leu Phe His Asn Ala Arg Arg Tyr Val Ile Pro Leu Ile 180 185 190 Lys Ala Asp Thr Asn Val Thr Ala Leu Arg Asp Thr Val Leu Gly Glu 195 200 205 Phe Pro Ile Asn Tyr Gly Lys Tyr Arg Tyr Ala Tyr Gly Leu Asn Pro 210 215 220 Val Pro Leu Lys Leu Asp Leu Thr Lys Glu Trp Trp Glu Tyr Pro Ser 225 230 235 240 Glu Pro Ile Phe Val Pro Pro Ala Glu Glu Asp Asp Gly Val Val Leu 245 250 255 Ser Val Val Glu Ser Phe Leu Leu Ile Leu Asn Ala Lys Leu Ser Glu 260 265 270 Val Ala Arg Ala Leu Ile Pro Phe His Gly Leu Phe Ile Ala 275 280 285 

1. Nucleic acid selected from (i) a DNA sequence comprising all or part of the DNA sequence of FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 or its complementary straud; (ii) nucleic acid sequences hybridising to the DNA sequence of FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 or its complementary strand under stringent conditions; (iii) nucleic acid sequences which would hybrise to the DNA sequence of FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 or its complementary strand but for the degeneracy of the genetic code.
 2. Nucleic acid as claimed in claim 1 which encodes a protein involved in the synthesis of abscisic acid (ABA).
 3. Nucleic acid as claimed in claim 2 wherein the protein is one or more of isomerase, epoxidase, dioxygenase, oxygenate oxidase, oxgenase, hydroxylase, cyclase, D-expoxydase, desaturase or synthase.
 4. Nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3 which encodes a protein involved in the regulation of aerial branching.
 5. Nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 which comprise the sequence set out in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 or a fragment thereof which is at least 15 nucleotides in length.
 6. Nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in plants reduces the degree of aerial branching.
 7. Nucleic acid which is antisense to nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to
 6. 8. Nucleic acid as claimed in claim 7 wherein expression of the antisense in plants increases the degree of aerial branching.
 9. Nucleic acid encoding the amino acid sequence of FIG.
 6. 10. Nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 including a promoter or other regulatory sequence which controls expression of the nucleic acid.
 11. Nucleic acid which is the naturally occurring promoter which controls expression of nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to
 10. 12. Nucleic acid as claimed in claim 11 wherein expression of the nucleic acid under the control of the naturally occurring promoter in plants suppresses aerial branching.
 13. Nucleic acid according to any one of claims 10 to 12 wherein the promoter comprises all or part of the underlined sequence as set out in FIG.
 5. 14. Promoter sequence selected from (i) a DNA sequence comprising all or part of the DNA sequence underlined in FIG. 5 or its complementary strand; and (ii) nucleic acid sequences hybridising to the DNA sequence underlined in FIG. 5 or its complementary strand under stringent conditions.
 15. Promoter as claimed in claim 14 in combination with nucleic acid of any one of claims 1 to
 9. 16. Promoter as, claimed in claim 14 or claim 15 in combination with a gene of interest.
 17. Promoter as claimed in any one of claims 14 to 16 which is vasculature specific.
 18. Promoter as claimed in any one of claims 14 to 17 which is xylem specific.
 19. RNA encoded by nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13 or promoter as claimed in any one of claims 14 to
 18. 20. A protein which is the expression product of a nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13 or an RNA as claimed in claim
 19. 21. An antibody capable of binding to a protein as claimed in claim
 20. 22. nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13 which is in the form of a vector.
 23. A cell comprising nucleic acid as claimed in claim
 22. 24. A plant cell as claimed in claim
 23. 25. A process for obtaining a cell as claimed in claim 23 or claim 24 comprising introducing nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13 into said cell.
 26. A plant or a part thereof comprising a cell as claimed in claim 23 or claim
 24. 27. Propagating material or a seed comprising a cell as claimed in claim 23 or claim
 24. 28. A process for obtaining a plant or plant part as claimed in claim 26 comprising obtaining a cell as claimed in claim 25 and growth thereof or obtain a plant, plant part or propagating material as claimed in claim 27 and growth thereof.
 29. A protein which: (i) comprises the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6; or (ii) has one or more amino acid deletions, insertions or substitutions relative to a protein as defined in (i) above, and has at least 40% amino acid sequence identity therewith; or (iii) a fragment of a protein as defined in (i) or (ii) above which is at least 10 amino acids long.
 30. Nucleic acid which encodes a protein as claimed in claim
 29. 31. A protein as claimed in claim 29 or claim 30 which comprises a transit peptide sequence.
 32. A protein as claimed in any one of claims 29 or 31 which is isolated or recombinant.
 33. A process for regulating/controlling aerial branching in a plant or part thereof, the process comprising obtaining a plant or part thereof as claimed in claim
 26. 34. A process as claimed in claim 33 which involves the synthesis of abscisic acid.
 35. A process as claimed in claim 33 or claim 34 which comprises obtaining a plant cell as claimed in claim 24 or part of a plant as claimed in claim 26 and deriving a plant therefrom.
 36. A process as claimed in any one of claims 33 to 35 which comprises obtaining a propagating material or a seed as claimed in claim 27 and deriving a plant therefrom.
 37. A process as claimed in claim 33 wherein aerial branching is regulated at the leaf axil.
 38. Use of nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13 for the regulation of aerial branching in plants.
 39. Use of nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13 for the synthesis of abscisic acid.
 40. Use of a nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13 to regulate plant responses to water stress.
 41. Use of nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13 to regulate preharvest sprouting.
 42. Use of nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13 as a probe.
 43. Use of nucleic acid as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13 in the production of a cell, tissue, plant part thereof or propagating material.
 44. Nucleic acid comprising one or more of the primer sequences in FIG.
 5. 45. Use of the nucleic acid as claimed in claim 44 as a PCR primer.
 46. Use of a protein as claimed in claim 29, claim 31 or claim 32 as a probe.
 47. A method for the regulation of aerial branching in plants, the method comprising the steps of (i) transforming the plant with nucleic acid as claimed in claim 1; (ii) expression of said nucleic acid in a plant under the control of a promoter.
 48. A method for regulating the synthesis of abscisic acid in plants, the method comprising the steps of (i) transforming the plant with nucleic acid as claimed in claim 1; (ii) expression of said nucleic acid in a plant under the control of a promoter. 